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THE FERAL CATRLE OF SWONA, ORKNEY ISLANDS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2011

S.J. Hall  and
C.F. Moore
S.J. Hall
Affiliation:
Research Group in mammlian Ecology and Reproduction, Physiological Laboratory, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EG, United Kingdom
C.F. Moore
Affiliation:
Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London Nwl 4RY, United Kingdom
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Summary

The feral cattle, currently numbering 33, which inhabit the Orkney island of Swona, are described. Their behaviour while foraging for seaweed is compared with thatof sheep, and aspects of their social behaviour and population structure are compared with what has been observed among the Chillingham white cattle.

Resume

Cet article décrit les bovins sauvages, actuellement au nombre de 33,de l'ile de Swona (Orcades). Il compare leur comportement lorsqu'ils cherchent des algues pour se nourrir, à celui des moutons, et certains aspects de leur comportement social et de la structure de leur population aux observations faites chez les bovins blancs de Chillingham.

Resumen

Se describen las vacas salvajes de la isla Orkney, Swona, que en la actualidad son 33. El comportamiento de estos animales durante la bgsqueda de algas marinas para alimentarse se compara con el de las ovejas y algunos aspectos del comportamiento social y de la estructura de la población de dichas vacas se comparan con el observado en la raza Chillingham de vacas blancas.

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Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales , Volume 6 , April 1987 , pp. 1 - 9
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Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1987

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