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dc.contributor.authorDale, Arnja
dc.contributor.authorStatham, Shivaun
dc.contributor.authorPodlesnik, Christopher A.
dc.contributor.authorElliffe, Douglas
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-12T23:20:10Z
dc.date.available2015-03-12T23:20:10Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.issn0168-1591
dc.identifier.issn1872-9045
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/2630
dc.description.abstractDogs (Canis familiaris) pose a significant threat to kiwi (Apteryx spp.) through predation. In an attempt to balance kiwi conservation and the need for dogs to be used for hunting purposes in kiwi habitat, the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) developed the Kiwi Aversion Training (KAT) programme. KAT involves a training session in which a dog is presented with KAT stimuli (stuffed kiwi, frozen kiwi, and kiwi feathers) and a brief period (0.5–1.5 s) of aversive electrical stimulation from an electric shock collar is applied when the dog makes contact with the training stimuli. This paper reports three experiments: (1) investigating whether dogs can learn to avoid the KAT stimuli through aversion training; (2) investigating maintenance of aversion to the KAT stimuli 1 month after initial training; and (3) investigating maintenance of aversion to the KAT stimuli 1 year after initial training. All dogs showed aversion responses to the KAT stimuli during the initial KAT training and also when exposed to the KAT stimuli 1 month after training without an electric collar being worn. 1 year after initial training, 87% (48/55) of dogs avoided the KAT stimuli. This research indicates that KAT effectively produces aversion towards the KAT stimuli that generalizes to another location, is independent of the electric collar being worn, and that lasts at least 1 year after training.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherElsevier BVen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectdogs (Canis familiaris)en_NZ
dc.subjectconservationen_NZ
dc.subjectKiwi Aversion Training (KAT) programmeen_NZ
dc.subjectkiwien_NZ
dc.titleThe acquisition and maintenance of dogs’ aversion responses to kiwi (Apteryx spp.) training stimuli across time and locationsen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
dc.rights.holderElsevier BVen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden050202 Conservation and Biodiversityen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationDale, A. R., Statham, S., Podlesnik, C. A., and Ellife, D. (2013). The acquisition and maintenance of dogs' aversion responses to kiwi (Apteryx spp.) training stimuli across time and locations. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 146 : 107-111.en_NZ
unitec.institutionUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.publication.spage107en_NZ
unitec.publication.lpage111en_NZ
unitec.publication.volume146en_NZ
unitec.publication.titleApplied Animal Behaviour Scienceen_NZ
unitec.peerreviewedyesen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Aucklanden_NZ
unitec.identifier.roms55002en_NZ
unitec.institution.studyareaHealth Sciences


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