Cortisol in Manure from Cattle Enclosed with Nofence Virtual Fencing [PDF]
Animals, 2022 To increase the efficiency and geographic expansion of nature conservation, large grazers have recently been used, either in the form of wild hoof-bearing animals or as domesticated ruminants including cattle.
Christian Sonne +5 more
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Is Virtual Fencing an Effective Way of Enclosing Cattle? Personality, Herd Behaviour and Welfare [PDF]
Animals, 2022 In modern nature conservation and rewilding there is a need for controlling the movements of large grazers in extensively managed areas. The inflexibility of physical fencing can be a limitation in nature management, and the physical boundaries created ...
Magnus Fjord Aaser +9 more
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The Effectiveness of Virtual Fencing of Bull Calves in a Holistic Grazing System [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Large grazers are essential for nature conservation. In order to prevent grazers from moving to unintended areas, it may be necessary to keep them inside enclosures. Physical fences present a number of problems, such as fragmenting the landscape. Virtual
Søren Krabbe Staahltoft +11 more
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A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Assess the Welfare Impacts of a New Virtual Fencing Technology [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Virtual fencing involving the application of audio cues and electrical stimuli is being commercially developed for cattle. Virtual fencing has the potential to improve productivity through optimized pasture management and utilization by grazing animals ...
Caroline Lee, Dana L. M. Campbell
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Towards a Virtual Fencing System: Training Domestic Sheep Using Audio Stimuli [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Fencing in livestock management is essential for location and movement control yet with conventional methods to require close labour supervision, leading to increased costs and reduced flexibility. Consequently, virtual fencing systems (VF) have recently
Natasa Kleanthous +6 more
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Mapping activity of grazing cattle using commercial virtual fencing technology [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIdentifying where and how grazing animals are active is crucial for informed decision-making in livestock and conservation management. Virtual fencing systems, which use animal-mounted location tracking sensors to automatically monitor and manage the ...
Kareemah Chopra +4 more
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Virtual Fencing Technology Excludes Beef Cattle from an Environmentally Sensitive Area [PDF]
Animals, 2020 The eShepherd® virtual fencing system being commercialized for cattle has the potential to exclude cattle from environmentally sensitive areas. Animals are given audio cues to indicate a fence line via a neckband device.
Dana L. M. Campbell +5 more
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Insights into German Consumers’ Perceptions of Virtual Fencing in Grassland-Based Beef and Dairy Systems: Recommendations for Communication [PDF]
Animals, 2020 The share of cattle grazing on grassland is decreasing in many European countries. While the production costs of intensive stall-based beef and dairy systems are usually lower per kg product, grazing-based systems provide more ecosystem services that are
Ekaterina Stampa +2 more
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Automated Virtual Fencing Can Effectively Contain Sheep: Field Trials and Prospects [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Virtual fencing technology uses on-animal devices to communicate boundaries via a warning audio tone and electrical pulse signals. There is currently limited validation work on sheep.
Dana L. M. Campbell +7 more
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Training Rarámuri Criollo Cattle to Virtual Fencing in a Chaparral Rangeland [PDF]
AnimalsVirtual fencing (VF) offers a promising alternative to conventional or electrified fences for managing livestock grazing distribution. This study evaluated the behavioral responses of 25 Rarámuri Criollo cows fitted with Nofence® collars in Pine Valley ...
Sara E. Campa Madrid +11 more
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