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Title

PEST BIRD DAMAGE CONTROL IN CATTLE FEEDLOTS: THE INTEGRATED SYSTEMS APPROACH

Authors

Thomas K. Palmer, California Department of Food and Agriculture

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

March 1976

The cattle feedlot affords an ideal habitat for large concentrations of birds. Several species are primarily involved in feed depredations and contamination. The development of an integrated systems approach to control involves the interaction of - human attitude, cultural control practices and application of bird damage control techniques, each of which is a dynamic system in itself.