Is Virtual Fencing Right For Your Ranch
Is Virtual Fencing Right For Your Ranch

Virtual fencing, while not the be-all and end-all, can be a solution. Essentially, virtual fencing is a system a rancher can use to program virtual barriers on a smartphone or computer to include or exclude certain areas of a pasture. Animals are fitted with collars that have GPS transceivers, tracking their location...

Virtual fencing, while not the be-all and end-all, can be a solution. Essentially, virtual fencing is a system a rancher can use to program virtual barriers on a smartphone or computer to include or exclude certain areas of a pasture. Animals are fitted with collars that have GPS transceivers, tracking their location and generating sound...

Virtual fencing, while not the be-all and end-all, can be a solution. Essentially, virtual fencing is a system a rancher can use to program virtual barriers on a smartphone or computer to include or exclude certain areas of a pasture. Animals are fitted with collars that have GPS transceivers, tracking their location and generating sound cues and humane electrical impulses when animals come near the boundary.

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