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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 2847"><p>Cattle are easily trained and creatures of habit. Seems like our bulls would be the problem. When breeding season is in, the bulls are reacting to other cues rather than sounds and shocks. The virtual fence might not be strong enough to persuade where he goes. In relation to density, does it mean scattering the cattle over a paddock, or something else? Cattle are naturally herding animals and scattering them would be training them to go against their born behaviour pattern. I do like the idea of being able to cue the cattle remotely for moving a rotationally grazed herd to another pasture, but it would be difficult to convince a cattleman he does not need a fence.</p><p></p><p>> I'm doing a commercialization</p><p>> assessment on a technology</p><p>> developed and patented by the</p><p>> USDA, called the virtual fence.</p><p>> Perhaps you've heard of it. It</p><p>> uses ear tags to give an audible</p><p>> cue to cattle (and possibly other</p><p>> animals) to get an animal to move</p><p>> in a desired location. If the</p><p>> audible cue doesn't work it is</p><p>> followed by mild electric shocks</p><p>> (up to three) to try to train the</p><p>> animal to respond to the audible</p><p>> cue. The idea is to use the</p><p>> technology to remotely cue the</p><p>> animals to move to another grazing</p><p>> location, and to control stock</p><p>> density. My job is to see what</p><p>> prospective users think of such</p><p>> technology. Do you think cattle</p><p>> can be trained to respond to</p><p>> audible cues? It seems</p><p>> particularly suited for controlled</p><p>> grazing, and yet I'm not clear on</p><p>> just how widespread that is being</p><p>> used. Any ideas? The USDA has info</p><p>> on the technology at</p><p>> <A HREF="http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/gps/gps_abstract_2001.pdf" TARGET="_blank">http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/gps/gps_abstract_2001.pdf</A></p><p>> ,</p><p>> <A HREF="http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm</A></p><p>> , and</p><p>> <A HREF="http://www.geospatial-online.com/geospatialsolutions/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=65014&pageID=2" TARGET="_blank">http://www.geospatial-online.com/geospatialsolutions/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=65014&pageID=2</A></p><p>> . I'd appreciate any thoughts you</p><p>> might have. Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2847"] Cattle are easily trained and creatures of habit. Seems like our bulls would be the problem. When breeding season is in, the bulls are reacting to other cues rather than sounds and shocks. The virtual fence might not be strong enough to persuade where he goes. In relation to density, does it mean scattering the cattle over a paddock, or something else? Cattle are naturally herding animals and scattering them would be training them to go against their born behaviour pattern. I do like the idea of being able to cue the cattle remotely for moving a rotationally grazed herd to another pasture, but it would be difficult to convince a cattleman he does not need a fence. > I'm doing a commercialization > assessment on a technology > developed and patented by the > USDA, called the virtual fence. > Perhaps you've heard of it. It > uses ear tags to give an audible > cue to cattle (and possibly other > animals) to get an animal to move > in a desired location. If the > audible cue doesn't work it is > followed by mild electric shocks > (up to three) to try to train the > animal to respond to the audible > cue. The idea is to use the > technology to remotely cue the > animals to move to another grazing > location, and to control stock > density. My job is to see what > prospective users think of such > technology. Do you think cattle > can be trained to respond to > audible cues? It seems > particularly suited for controlled > grazing, and yet I'm not clear on > just how widespread that is being > used. Any ideas? The USDA has info > on the technology at > <A HREF="http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/gps/gps_abstract_2001.pdf" TARGET="_blank">http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/gps/gps_abstract_2001.pdf</A> > , > <A HREF="http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm</A> > , and > <A HREF="http://www.geospatial-online.com/geospatialsolutions/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=65014&pageID=2" TARGET="_blank">http://www.geospatial-online.com/geospatialsolutions/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=65014&pageID=2</A> > . I'd appreciate any thoughts you > might have. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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