GÖTTINGEN, Germany — Virtual fences could make managing grazing livestock on farms more flexible and more efficient whilst improving animal welfare. A new study by the University of Göttingen shows that virtual fences trigger similar behaviour in cattle, in terms of how they move around in the field, to conventional electric fences. This finding clearly puts the concerns, which are commonly expressed about animal welfare, into perspective. The r…
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.