Virtual Fence Responses Are Socially Facilitated in Beef Cattle [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Group-living can be socially advantageous where the behavior of individuals may be modified by group members through socially facilitative processes. Virtual fencing contains cattle by providing audio and electrical signals via a neckband device. However,
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Wombat Roadkill Was Not Reduced by a Virtual Fence. Comment on Stannard et al. Can Virtual Fences Reduce Wombat Road Mortalities? Ecol. Eng. 2021, 172, 106414 [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The roadkill of wildlife is a global problem. Much has been written about deterring wildlife from roads, but, as of yet, there is no empirical support for deterrents based on visual and/or auditory signals.
Graeme Coulson, Helena Bender
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Virtual fences for controlling cows [PDF]
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004, 2004 We describe a moving virtual fence algorithm for herding cows. Each animal in the herd is given a smart collar consisting of a GPS, PDA, wireless networking and a sound amplifier. Using the GPS, the animal's location can be verified relative to the fence
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Tech-Savvy Beef Cattle? How Heifers Respond to Moving Virtual Fence Lines [PDF]
Animals, 2017 Global Positioning System (GPS)-based virtual fences offer the potential to improve the management of grazing animals. Prototype collar devices utilising patented virtual fencing algorithms were placed on six Angus heifers in a 6.15 hectare paddock ...
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Child Location Tracker with Virtual Fence [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 With widespread news of child abductions circulating in the media, child abduction is one of the anxieties felt by parents, especially those who have small children.
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The Influence of Predictability and Controllability on Stress Responses to the Aversive Component of a Virtual Fence [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 To ensure animal welfare is not compromised, virtual fencing must be predictable and controllable, and this is achieved through associative learning. To assess the influence of predictability and controllability on physiological and behavioral responses ...
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Controlling Within-Field Sheep Movement Using Virtual Fencing [PDF]
Animals, 2018 Virtual fencing has the potential to greatly improve livestock movement, grazing efficiency, and land management by farmers; however, relatively little work has been done to test the potential of virtual fencing with sheep.
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Virtual Fencing Is Comparable to Electric Tape Fencing for Cattle Behavior and Welfare [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Virtual fencing technology restricts animal movement via communicated signals without physical boundaries. Specifically, the eShepherd™ automated virtual fencing system operates via GPS technology and provides stimuli via a neckband device.
Dana L. M. Campbell +3 more
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Behavioral Adaptations of Nursing Brangus Cows to Virtual Fencing: Insights from a Training Deployment Phase [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Virtual fencing systems have emerged as a promising technology for managing the distribution of livestock in extensive grazing environments. This study provides comprehensive documentation of the learning process involving two conditional behavioral ...
Shelemia Nyamuryekung’e +12 more
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Effects of Social Facilitation and Introduction Methods for Cattle on Virtual Fence Adaptation [PDF]
AnimalsAgricultural industries rely on physical fences to manage livestock. However, these present practical, financial, and ecological challenges, which may be solved using virtual fencing.
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