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Herd control method and system

  • US 10,098,324 B2
  • Filed: 04/11/2016
  • Issued: 10/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for managing a herd of grazing animals, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of herding devices, each herding device removably attached to one grazing animal in the herd, each herding device comprising;

    a power supply;

    an electromagnetic signal transmitter;

    an electromagnetic signal receiver;

    an electronic distance measurement signal filter;

    an electronic variable comparator; and

    an animal aversive stimulator;

    wherein the electromagnetic signal transmitter is broadcasting an animal report signal;

    the electromagnetic signal receiver is receiving animal report signals from herding devices associated with peer animals in the herd and output one or more distance measurement signals, the electronic distance measurement signal filter is converting the one or more distance measurement signals into a herd proximity value;

    the electronic variable comparator is comparing the herd proximity value with a threshold value and generate a herd proximity pass/fail state; and

    the animal aversive stimulator is generating an aversive stimulation to an animal upon a herd proximity fail state.

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