Methods of training cattle to avoid a location using electrical cues

Lee, Caroline; Prayaga, K. C.; Reed, M. T.; Henshall, John

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2006.12.003

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“…The electric shock was applied based on the person's visual estimation of an animal being at approximately 10 m from a nonallowed animal. The electric shock was applied as described by Lee et al (2007); application of the electric shock was consistent with the behavior of the animal of moving toward the nonallowed animal and ceased immediately when an animal stopped moving toward the other animal (Lee, 2006). This system allowed the animal to learn the association between its behavior of moving toward another animal and the electric shock.…”

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“…Studies have shown that location of cattle can be controlled using virtual fencing, in which animals learn to avoid a location in response to a nonaversive conditioning stimulus (visual, audio cues) and an aversive but nonnoxious response stimulus (mild electric shock) (Tiedeman et al, 1999;Lee et al, 2007). Bull separation and mate allocation are cases of virtual fencing, which use other animals (bull or cow) as the conditioning stimulus (and hence may be a combination of visual, acoustic, and odor stimuli) in association with the response stimulus (mild electric shock) to maintain spatial separation of animals.…”

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Behavioral aspects of electronic bull separation and mate allocation in multiple-sire mating paddocks1

Prayaga

Fisher

et al. 2008

Journal of Animal Science

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Controlling spatial positioning of cattle through use of electronic collars could provide new ways to farm under extensive conditions. This study examined the potential for bulls to be controlled during mating using mild electric shocks delivered through radio-controlled collars. Eighteen Belmont Red bulls were fitted with collars containing the Global Positioning System and that were able to emit a mild electric shock (500 mW) at the top of the neck behind the poll. Eighteen Belmont Red cows were fitted with Global Positioning System collars only. The experiment was replicated 3 times in 3 paddocks. Each paddock contained 2 bulls and 1 cow in induced estrus. On d 1, the bulls were either assigned to the cow or not assigned to the cow, and on d 2, the assignments were reversed, and bulls received the other treatment using a new cow. Treatments were applied for 2 h on each day. The nonassigned bull received a mild electric shock on approach to either the cow or to a bull, whereas the assigned bull received a mild electric shock on approach to the other bull only. The electric shock was applied when the bulls were within approximately 10 m and moving toward the nonallowed animal. The electric shock was terminated when the animal responded by stopping movement toward the nonallowed animal. In the first 10 min, nonassigned bulls spent less time within 5 m of the cow (P = 0.03) than assigned bulls. Assigned bulls spent more time close to the cow during the entire 120 min on d 1 than on d 2 (P = 0.014). On d 1, the assigned bulls moved more toward the cow and the nonassigned bull than they did on d 2 (P = 0.02). Assigned bulls displayed more sexual behaviors than nonassigned bulls (P = 0.004). Nonassigned bulls were sometimes observed not to approach the cow despite a change in its location. This suggests that the bull associated the electric shock with the cow and not with the location in which it received the electric shock. Instances were observed in which the cow pursued the nonassigned bull, in which case the bull did not receive an electric shock, and this may reflect the preference of the cow. This study demonstrated that bulls can be separated and prevented from approaching a cow in estrus using a mild electric shock. However, mate allocation was not completely successful due to the potential for cow preference for certain bulls.

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Behavioral aspects of electronic bull separation and mate allocation in multiple-sire mating paddocks1

Prayaga

Fisher

et al. 2008

Journal of Animal Science

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“…electrical pulse) . Through association animals learn to avoid particular parts of the landscape (Lee et al, 2007). This technology has the potential to provide a flexible management system to direct animal movement, and prevent domesticated herbivores accessing environmentally sensitive areas such as riparian zones that are located in extensive landscapes .…”

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Environmental sensor networks for vegetation, animal and soil sciences

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Rossel

Swain

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International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinfor

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“…Bij ongewenst gebruik van de stalruimte kan dat mogelijk worden geweten aan ontwerpfouten. Lang geleden is door Brantas (1968) al een Een aantal onderzoeken is gericht op het sturen van dieren door middel van virtual fences (BishopHurley et al, 2007;Lee et al, 2009;Lee et al, 2007;Umstatter, 2011). Van belang is dat dier snapt wat het gewenste gedrag is, ofwel wat het zou moeten doen om een negatieve prikkel te ontlopen (associative learning) (Lee et al, 2007;Umstatter, 2011).…”

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Bokma

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Methods of training cattle to avoid a location using electrical cues

Cited by 45 publications

References 6 publications

Behavioral aspects of electronic bull separation and mate allocation in multiple-sire mating paddocks1

Behavioral aspects of electronic bull separation and mate allocation in multiple-sire mating paddocks1

Environmental sensor networks for vegetation, animal and soil sciences

Scheiding van urine en feces bij melkvee: fysiologie, gedragsherkenning en techniek

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