Automated animal control: Can discontinuous monitoring and aversive stimulation modify cattle grazing behavior?

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 240-248

  Ruiz Mirazo, Jabier ^a   Bishop Hurley, Greg J ^b   Swain, Dave L ^c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal distribution; avoidance behavior; electronic collars; grazing impact; landscape preference index; virtual fencing

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; AUTOMATION; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CATTLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; FIELDWORK; GPS; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MONITORING SYSTEM; MOVEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79955880189     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-10-00087.1     Document Type: Article

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