That tells me the system will often be innacurate by 5-10m. A 15m buffer on each side of the animal is way too much room for error. For example, the webpage says laneways should be a minimum of 30meters wide to avoid unwanted triggering of the collars. Now available in Spain and the USA.I think available in maybe one or two other countries. NoFence - Norway based, but probably the most aggressive of all of these companies in terms of market penetration. Obviously will only be available for USA. Read one post on this forum of someone who knew a producer who was not satisfied, because the cows kept getting through the fence.Ĭorral Technologies - US based, just barely getting going. Only available in New Zealand and oddly exclusively aimed at dairy operations. Not likely to land in South America anytime soon. I'm not in Argentina, but I contacted that company and they didn't even respond.Į-Shepherd (Gallagher) - New Zealand based, barely getting deployed at the moment. They also seem like they're mired in some sort of beta testing phase. I think maybe I read something about trials in Australia.īasto - An Argentinean brand. Vence - bought by Merck and seemingly only used on a "trial" basis in very rural areas of the USA", which is odd cause they've been around for years. It is not clear to me if they need some special government permits to operate in different countries since they're GPS-based. Most of them seem to not be scaling properly, as deployment seems to be lacking especially for some of the companies that have been around for years. These are the companies I've come across. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like any of the companies are available in my country here in South America. One thing I'm still curious about is if there are any systems on the market that work well in remote locations at the bottom of canyons and deep valleys? I've been learning a lot on the topic recently, so maybe others can compare notes with me and share experiences. So, I was hoping to learn more about the pros and cons of virtual fencing by posting here. Electric fencing is a hassle here due to the very irregular topography. That's why it would be nice to use virtual fencing to give the animals access lanes to the creek from each paddock. There's no plumbing available to get water to the tops of hills. I'm in a remote, mountainous part of South America, and the foothills that comprise the property are pretty steep. I'm not sure if this is the correct subforum or if I should've posted in the GPS subforum.Īnyway, I've been interested in this technology for a while now, because I'm looking for a way to rotationally-graze livestock through my silvopasture. Hello, I've read a few discussions on here about this topic, and thought I'd like to start my own.
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