Pub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.04.003
Kaitlyn Dozler , Yijie Xiong , Travis Mulliniks , Andrew Little , Mitchell Stephenson
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Virtual fence (VF) technologies can aid cattle producers in applying grazing management for land resource objectives.
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Acute stress and animal welfare are important factors to consider when adopting VF on rangelands.
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VF did not cause increased heart rate (HR) to mature, lactating beef cows when receiving audio or electric cues during a 30-minute period.
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Increased HR was observed when cattle interacted with the electric cue boundary, but HR typically returned to levels observed during a control period within 30 seconds to 4 minutes.
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Overall, VF caused minimal acute stress to the mature cows with calves and cattle learned to respond to audio cue warnings and avoid electric cues after being trained.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.05.003
Andrew Antaya , Amber Dalke , Brandon Mayer , Carter Blouin , Sarah Noelle , Brett Blum , Joslyn K. Beard , George Ruyle , Aaron Lien
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Most virtual fence (VF) devices use the Global Positioning System (GPS) to locate and track the position of livestock.
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VF devices transmit GPS data across the internet to the VF software, and users can monitor the location and distribution of livestock across a pasture or grazing allotment in near real time.
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Data from VF devices can be used to address resource management concerns as they occur rather than after, and managers can potentially use VF devices to alter livestock distribution if an undesirable grazing distribution occurs.
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Users of VF devices should be aware of GPS errors and screen for erroneous data points when interpreting data from VF devices.
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Large datasets generated by VF devices and lack of standardization present challenges for users of VF device data.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.08.003
Bryan D. Murray , Kevin L. Wagner , Ryan Reuter , Laura E. Goodman
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Riparian area protection, critical habitat protection, and rotational grazing are conservation practices with important ecosystem benefits, but they often require a large amount of physical fencing to implement.
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Virtual fencing (VF) technology is effective for protecting small areas of critical habitat from cattle grazing in areas containing highly desirable forage.
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VF technology is effective in excluding cattle from riparian areas; therefore, research is needed to understand how VF may benefit other ecosystems.
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VF technology may be effective for implementing rotational grazing, and research is needed to understand the management of VF for rotational grazing across a wide range of grazing conditions.
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Overall, VF technology has promise for protecting riparian areas and critical habitats from cattle grazing as well as for implementing rotational grazing.
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