PHOTO: A collar enables virtual fencing of livestock but legislation also needs to change. IMAGE: CSIRO
Member for Barwon Roy Butler has voted for the removal of current animal welfare legislation restrictions in NSW to allow the use of virtual fencing.
Virtual fencing is a system that enables livestock to be confined or moved without using fixed fences.
Virtual fencing technology uses neckbands with coordinates, wireless technologies and sensors to control the location of livestock without the need for an actual fence…