Cattle with collars and GPS trackers instead of fenced meadows? That was exactly what was to be observed on the experimental site of the University of Göttingen in Relliehausen. The idea behind this is simple: the cattle are conditioned with an acoustic tone and an electric impulse over their collar. They approach the border, sound a tone. Thus the cattle learn where the limits of their pasture are. Dr. Natasha Grinnell explains how virtual fenc…
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Cattle with collars and GPS trackers instead of fenced meadows? That was exactly what was to be observed on the experimental site of the University of Göttingen in Relliehausen. The idea behind this is simple: the cattle are conditioned with an acoustic tone and an electric impulse over their collar. They approach the border, sound a tone. Thus the cattle learn where the limits of their pasture are. Dr. Natasha Grinnell explains how virtual fenc…