@inproceedings{c28ac375d8de4ae4a1a0797b11075478,
title = "Labour costs of fencing in grazing systems and virtual fencing as a potential technological solution",
abstract = "Optimizing grazing management is fundamental to economic return in grassland production systems. However, costs of labour and fencing may represent obstacles to optimizing profitability from the system. The task of grass allocation usually involves subjective visual assessment and intuitive decision-making on farms implementing an intensive grazing system, followed by putting in place extensive lengths of fencing to enclose the animals. This preliminary study examined the labour requirements associated with a strip grazing system. In addition, the development of a fencing system which could support farmers in optimizing grazing management while reducing labour costs is described and discussed in the latter part of the paper.",
keywords = "Grazing management, Labour requirements virtual fence, Robotic milking",
author = "C. Umstatter and D. McSweeney and C. Foley and P. Halton and K. Heitkaemper and M. Schick and B. O'Brien",
year = "2015",
language = "English",
series = "Precision Livestock Farming 2015 - Papers Presented at the 7th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2015",
publisher = "European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming",
pages = "84--92",
editor = "Marcella Guarino and D. Berckmans",
booktitle = "Precision Livestock Farming 2015 - Papers Presented at the 7th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2015",
note = "7th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2015 ; Conference date: 15-09-2015 Through 18-09-2015",
}