Social Associations and Dominance of Individuals in Small Herds of Cattle

• Published in: Rangeland ecology & management Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 339 - 349
• Main Authors: Harris, Norman R., Johnson, Douglas E., McDougald, Neil K., George, Melvin R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.07.2007
• Subjects: association software; nearest neighbor; social structure; spatial distribution; social structure; nearest neighbor; spatial distribution; association software

A series of 6 daylight observations was made each summer and again each winter over 2 years to map cattle distribution on a California foothill pasture. Sixty animals were used in the study with no animals appearing in &spigt; 1 observation series. During daylight hours, small herds of cows cont...