Fences keep your livestock in and others out, and protect your land. They make sure your crops and livestock get the attention they deserve, so you can maximise their productivity. They also mark your property borders clearly so that nobody else can encroach on your land. Read more :fencefast.ca

Traditional fencing relies on physical barriers that either obstruct or deliver aversive stimuli (such as spikes, conventional electric fencing) to prevent animals from crossing into an area they are forbidden from entering. Virtual fencing (VF) replaces these physical barriers with a collar system that delivers auditory and electrical cues to encourage animals to stay away from a predefined boundary. This technology has the potential to reduce labour and material costs associated with physical fencing, and facilitate more efficient pasture management and better protection of environmentally sensitive areas.

Fence and Animal Management: Strategies for Optimal Livestock Care

VF systems use GPS to track animal locations relative to predefined boundaries and deliver a suite of programmable cues that vary in intensity, frequency and location, depending on the distance and angle the animal approaches the boundary. If the cues are not effective, the unit shuts down in a failsafe manner to avoid unnecessary stress to animals.

In addition to containing animals and providing a safe environment for them, fences help with disease control by preventing the spread of pathogens. However, it can be difficult to prevent disease introduction through a single fence line. Monitoring disease status on both sides of a fence is important, as is monitoring the rate at which fence lines break and are repaired.