
%0 Journal Article
%A Veltman, Clare J. 
%A Cook, Christian J. 
%A Drake, Kelly A. 
%A Devine, Christopher D. 
%T Potential of delta-decanolactone and (Z)-7-dodecen-1-yl acetate to attract feral goats (<emph type="2">Capra hircus</emph>)
%J Wildlife Research
%D 2001/12/20
%V 28
%N 6
%P 589-597
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR00076
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR00076 
%X A lure is needed for cost-effective control of feral goat populations dispersed in forests. We evaluated the odour delta-decanolactone and the pheromone (Z)-7-dodecen-1-yl acetate in a series of trials using penned Angora goats on two New Zealand farms. Filter paper discs at each of two feeders stocked with lucerne chaff dispensed 2 mL of odour or pheromone in solution. The goats could also forage for grass. We counted goats at each feeder at 30-min intervals, and analysed how often the number at one exceeded the other. Delta-decanolactone attracted female goats significantly more often than the control solution (5% ethanol) in 1 of 3 trials and was not attractive when it was combined with oxytocin and gamma-amino-n-butyric acid in 1 trial. (Z)-7-dodecen-1-yl acetate was significantly more attractive than the control in 1 of 2 trials on females and 2 of 3 trials on males, but addition of oxytocin and gamma-amino-n-butyric acid did not enhance the effect. A mixture of the odour and the pheromone attracted females in 1 of 3 trials. Inconsistent results between similar trials indicate the substances tested were unlikely to be universally attractive under field conditions. 
