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| Brunberg, Emma; Soerheim, Kristin Marie; Bergslid, Ildrid Kristine. |
| NoFence is a GPS-based virtual fencing system to be used for grazing animals. Each animal wears a collar and if crossing a predefined border, the animal will get a sound warning followed by an electric shock. The aims with the two experiments reported in this report were to: 1. To test Nofence on sheep with young lambs focusing on animal welfare and learning. 2. To develop and test a learning protocol for Nofence. 3. To compare the function of Nofence when using it with and without a simple physical fence. In experiment 1, three groups with three ewes and their lambs in each group, were placed on a pasture for four days. At one side of the pasture, there was a Nofence border. The first two days, it was a physical fence outside the border. This fence... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Animal husbandry; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/29572/1/NoFence_rapport_2013_FINAL.pdf |
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