
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Veltman, Clare J. 
A1  - Cook, Christian J. 
A1  - Drake, Kelly A. 
A1  - Devine, Christopher D. 
T1  - Potential of delta-decanolactone and (Z)-7-dodecen-1-yl acetate to attract feral goats (<emph type="2">Capra hircus</emph>)
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 2001
VL  - 28
IS  - 6
SP  - 589
EP  - 597
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR00076 
N2  - 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. 
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