Grazing management and mobile electric fencing for sheep
Outdoor lambing and flexible electric fencing system optimize sheep grazing, reduce labour, and improve pasture management through adjustable cell sizes and efficient water trough placement.
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Detail description
Sheep farming profitability depends on high ewe productivity and efficient labor, minimizing mechanization costs. Outdoor lambing reduces indoor time and stored forage needs. A flexible electric fence system creates variable-sized grazing cells (0.125–0.50 ha), supporting up to 200 sheep. A corridor system enables rapid movement of up to six batches (1,200 sheep) in under 10 minutes every other day. Mobile water troughs are placed at cell intersections, relocated every four days. Spring-loaded, insulated fencing allows easy passage over the fence. Rotations range from 15 to 120 days, adjusted to grass growth and animal needs.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
- Location
- France
- Authors
- Chambres d'agriculture (APCA)
- Purpose
- Implement best practices, Adopt innovative practices
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Aug 30, 2019
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
- Inno4Grass
- License
- CC BY
- Keywords