USING LIVESTOCK GUARDIAN DOGS IN BALKANS

The aim of this article was to review livestock guardian dogs in Balkan countries. Balkans consist of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, and Turkey. In Balkans there are quite successful livestock guardian dogs includ...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inPoljoprivreda i šumarstvo Vol. 61; no. 1; p. 161
Main Authors YILMAZ, Orhan, ERDAL ERTÜRK, Yakup, COŞKUN, Füsun, ERTUĞRUL, Mehmet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Titograd University of Montenegro, Biotechnical Faculty 31.03.2015
Subjects
Developing countries
Geography
Karst
LDCs
Livestock
Livestock production
Predators
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:The aim of this article was to review livestock guardian dogs in Balkan countries. Balkans consist of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, and Turkey. In Balkans there are quite successful livestock guardian dogs including Akbash Shepherd in (Turkey), Bucovina Shepherd (Romania), Bulgarian Shepherd (Bulgaria), Carpatin Shepherd (Romania), Greek Shepherd (Greece), Karabash (Kangal) Shepherd (Turkey), Karaman Shepherd (Turkey), Kars (Caucasian) Shepherd (Turkey), Karst Shepherd (Slovenia), Koyun Shepherd (Turkey), Macedonian Karaman Shepherd (Macedonia), Mioritic Sheep (Romania), Sharplaninac (Kosovo/Macedonia), Tornjak (Bosna-Herzegovinia). Balkan countries are generally developing countries in which livestock production is still crucial in their economics. Moreover, geography of Balkans are mainly mountainous and forest areas. In those areas, there are some predators such as bear, fox, jackal, lynx, and wolf. Those conditions create that livestock guardian dogs are necessary for livestock production in Balkans.
ISSN:0554-5579
1800-9492
DOI:10.17707/AgricultForest.61.1.21