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5. Predatory animals and their control. 



A . Livestock losses. 



B. Principal destructive animals. 



a. Coyote. 



(i) General habits. 



(2) Foods. 



(3) Methods of control. 



b. Bear. 



(i) Same detail as under " a " above. 



c. Wolf. 



d. Wild cat. 



e. Mountain lion. 



/. Sheep-killing dog. 



C. Relative destructiveness. 



D. Methods of control. 



VI. Some Research Phases of Range, Pasture, and Foraging 

 Animal Problems. 



I. Vegetation. 



A. Forage preferences of different classes of stock 

 and factors which tend to disturb the forage 

 balance. 



a. Forage value. 



(i) Individual species. 



(A) Chemical analysis. 



(B) Actual digestion tests. 



a. Cattle, horses, sheep, and 

 goats. 

 (2) Associated or mixed species (major 

 associations). 



(A) Same as (A) above. 



(B) Same as (B) above. 



b. Disturbing factors. 



(i) Extent of croppmg which the various 

 species will withstand. 

 (A) Early spring. 



