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A guard llama protecting a flock of sheep. A guard llama is a llama that is used in farming to protect sheep, goats, hens or other livestock from canids such as coyotes, dingos, dogs, foxes and other predators. [1] [2] In the past, a single gelded (castrated) male was recommended. In more recent years, it has been discovered that single, unbred ...
A pompous black ram that nobody takes seriously but has a large flock of sheep under his command. [8] Serow Serow: A Serow's Deadly Fall: Kamoshika Tenrakushii: Joachim Sickbock Goat: Tom Poes: Marten Toonder: A mad scientist and recurring villain. [9] Tombed-Camionette Suffolk sheep: Le Génie des Alpages: F'Murr: A sheep that fell from a ...
A Maremma Sheepdog with a flock of sheep in Australia. A livestock guardian dog (LGD) is a dog type bred for the purpose of protecting livestock from predators.. Livestock guardian dogs stay with the group of animals they protect as a full-time member of the flock or herd. [1]
Greasy – a sheep shearer. [1] Greasy wool – wool as it has been shorn from the sheep and therefore not yet washed or cleaned. Also see lanolin. Guard llama – a llama (usually a castrated male) kept with sheep as a guard. The llama will defend the flock from predators such as foxes and dogs. Gummer – a sheep so old that it has lost all ...
1.2 Guard animals. 1 ... [8] [9] [10] (including scent hounds) and bees ... Cattle and sheep herders in other parts of the world also use various dog breeds.
Donkeys and guard llamas have been used since the 1980s in sheep operations, using the same basic principle as livestock guardian dogs. [24] Interspecific pasturing, usually with larger livestock such as cattle or horses, may help to deter predators, even if such species do not actively guard sheep. [42]
0.8 2.6 0.7 88 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.3 4.3 ... A llama guarding a flock of sheep at ... With little market for llama fiber or meat in the US and the value of guard llamas ...
Guanacos stand between 1.0 and 1.3 m (3 ft 3 in and 4 ft 3 in) at the shoulder, body length of 2.1 to 2.2 m (6 ft 11 in to 7 ft 3 in), [5] [6] [7] and weigh 90 to 140 kg (200 to 310 lb). [8] Their color varies very little (unlike the domestic llama ), ranging from a light brown to dark cinnamon and shading to white underneath.