Electric fences are often the preferred choice for cattle ranchers looking to protect their livestock. The method of containment involves delivering a gentle electric shock to dissuade animals ...

Electric fences may tout themselves as the most effective barrier to keep animals in and out, but there is a better and ...

As a containment system for livestock, a well-made electric fence can be both highly effective and relatively low maintenance. I’m not opposed to other methods of fencing, such as barbed wire ...

Their collars, run by GPS technology, will ring, and eventually deliver an electric shock, if the cattle get too close to the virtual fence. Photo courtesy of Ben Nottermann. Participating farmers ...

they receive an electrical stimulus similar to one from an electric fence. Previous work on virtual cattle fences focused on their efficacy for containing livestock, such as excluding the animals ...

The Victorian government will develop regulations to support virtual fencing for cattle, bringing the state further in line ...

When electric fencing equipment fails to do the ... too much tension in the top wire can distort the fence. Cattle can be controlled with 2,500V in the system, but 3,000V or more is better.

they receive an electrical stimulus similar to one from an electric fence. Previous work on virtual cattle fences focused on their efficacy for containing livestock, such as excluding the animals ...