Highland cattle are known for their gentle natures.
Highland Cattle. . . 'savage?' I believe where cattle are concerned, the Highland Cattle are the safest of all - but, like any cattle it pay's to keep a good distance between you and them just in case they have reason to become agitated with walkers, like dog's, children or they have young to protect.Playing In The Mood no doubt. How many park visitors will be killed and eaten by these savage cattle before sense is seen? Last time the Scots came to Derby they were sent homeward to think again!
More Highland cattle are to be released into a city's parkland and fitted with sound-emitting collars to restrict their roaming.
Derby City Council wants to put more cows into Allestree Park as part of what it says will be the UK's largest rewilding scheme. It aims to used new technology to keep them penned into areas with "virtual fences" triggering the collars. It said the move would improve biodiversity.
The council said the system, called NoFence, will play a melody as the cows approach the edge of the boundary which is set using GPS. It said the beast would learn to turn back when the melody plays and if they attempted to cross the boundary, a small pulse would be emitted - similar to a conventional agricultural electric fence.
The council said The National Trust has already used the system effectively at Studland Bay in Dorset but said a physical fence would also be erected as a back up.
Jerry Pearce, Derby City Council's cabinet member for streetpride, leisure and public spaces, added: "This is an excellent initiative which uses new technology to ensure we're looking after nature in the park in the best way we can, while keeping it an attractive and welcoming place for residents and visitors to enjoy. Allestree Park is a huge park, the biggest public green space we have in Derby, so there's enough room for everyone, including more cattle." ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-64678802
It is not clear, for me at least from the article, if the cattle will be in rotating separate fields, behind a fence, and away from the public. If not, then I who have never been in the UK predict unpleasant outcomes. Perhaps the park officials will ban dogs, children, ball throwing, and loud music so the cows are not agitated.Playing In The Mood no doubt. How many park visitors will be killed and eaten by these savage cattle before sense is seen? Last time the Scots came to Derby they were sent homeward to think again!
More Highland cattle are to be released into a city's parkland and fitted with sound-emitting collars to restrict their roaming.
Derby City Council wants to put more cows into Allestree Park as part of what it says will be the UK's largest rewilding scheme. It aims to used new technology to keep them penned into areas with "virtual fences" triggering the collars. It said the move would improve biodiversity.
The council said the system, called NoFence, will play a melody as the cows approach the edge of the boundary which is set using GPS. It said the beast would learn to turn back when the melody plays and if they attempted to cross the boundary, a small pulse would be emitted - similar to a conventional agricultural electric fence.
The council said The National Trust has already used the system effectively at Studland Bay in Dorset but said a physical fence would also be erected as a back up.
Jerry Pearce, Derby City Council's cabinet member for streetpride, leisure and public spaces, added: "This is an excellent initiative which uses new technology to ensure we're looking after nature in the park in the best way we can, while keeping it an attractive and welcoming place for residents and visitors to enjoy. Allestree Park is a huge park, the biggest public green space we have in Derby, so there's enough room for everyone, including more cattle." ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-64678802
Yes. I don’t understand this either. So the cattle will wear collars that will shock them when they get too close to the “NoFence” and this will deter them from wandering beyond the allotted area? Similar to agricultural electric fencing? Are they really being that naive? Believe me, if the cattle want to get beyond the fenced area, a small electrical pulse will not deter them. Cuz living on a farm with electric fencing, I never saw cattle get out onto the road and several neighbours trying to corral them back into the field. Oh and those were the domesticated cattle.It is not clear, for me at least from the article, if the cattle will be in rotating separate fields, behind a fence, and away from the public. If not, then I who have never been in the UK predict unpleasant outcomes. Perhaps the park officials will ban dogs, children, ball throwing, and loud music so the cows are not agitated.
...Hey! I thought the UKers were against shock collars for dogs. But for cows? Also, who is going to change the batteries on the collars?
Eagerly awaiting developments from my fortress of ignorance in my desert retirement community...
Megan and Barry Coster breed about 700 calves a year at their stud farm in Ripplebrook in West Gippsland, Australia, but have never seen markings like this
The black and white Holstein calf will now be allowed to roam around and eat the lawns of farm workers, living a happy life in its new job as a lawnmower.
Steven the horse. I like it when people give animals human names. I've had 2 goldfish, a dog and a hamster and I called all of them Dave because I tend to get along with people called Dave so it's a compliment.That's hilarious!
Reminds me a bit of Steven, the layabout horse.
Mr Brodie was subsequently interviewed on CNN, telling reporter Jeanne Moos about how Doris always had a tendency to be "cheeky".Vid at link.
A cow has attracted sympathy from across the globe for "pretending" to be asleep to get out of being milked.
Doris - part of a 200-strong herd on an Isle of Wight dairy farm - has featured on a US news programme and attracted more than 1.5 million views on TikTok.
The video prompting all the fuss shows farmhand John Brodie trying to coax an unimpressed-looking Doris outside on a cold morning two weeks ago.
Mr Brodie said the footage demonstrated how Doris was "more person than cow". ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-65123453
Heh....they'd been waiting weeks for a cow story. That woman has a really annoying presenting style.Mr Brodie was subsequently interviewed on CNN, telling reporter Jeanne Moos about how Doris always had a tendency to be "cheeky".
Was that a set up?
She's CNN's resident funny story journalist. I think she has presented daily funny stories since 1989. Can't believe she's 72 years old.Heh....they'd been waiting weeks for a cow story. That woman has a really annoying presenting style.
It's all beyond our control now.Silly season, how long will it be before they ban beans and we all end
up with a catalytic converter up our arse
https://www.itv.com/news/2023-04-03/cows-could-be-fed-methane-burp-blockers-to-reduce-emissions
Are cows lactose intolerant?Silly season, how long will it be before they ban beans and we all end
up with a catalytic converter up our arse
https://www.itv.com/news/2023-04-03/cows-could-be-fed-methane-burp-blockers-to-reduce-emissions
Don't forget to take a good look back. . . in HEINZ-sight when you come to be the first tester that gets converted!Silly season, how long will it be before they ban beans and we all end
up with a catalytic converter up our arse
https://www.itv.com/news/2023-04-03/cows-could-be-fed-methane-burp-blockers-to-reduce-emissions
The firefighters merely "waved the creatures away".Cows tree walker.
A dog walker who got stuck up a tree while trying to escape a herd of cows in North Yorkshire was rescued by firefighters.
The animals surrounded the woman and her pet as they walked though a field off Ure Bank Terrace in Ripon on Monday.
After being called from the tree at 18:38 BST, fire crews arrived and waved the creatures away.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-66166190
Yeah, I tried that when they decided to stampede towards us, and we had to run to save being trampled over!The firefighters merely "waved the creatures away".
After my own experience, I would not say that is a given myself. Never had trouble passing through a field of cows before, but on this particular occasion, they turned into quite a different beast. (may have not been fed on time - which can make them a tad tetchy to say the least!)Cows move away when they see you have serious stuff to do.
(Hi viz may help)
Ah. They were in a bad mooooooood.After my own experience, I would not say that is a given myself. Never had trouble passing through a field of cows before, but on this particular occasion, they turned into quite a different beast. (may have not been fed on time - which can make them a tad tetchy to say the least!)
Cows move away when they see you have serious stuff to do.
(Hi viz may help)
They wouldn’t stampede for food. Maybe come towards you as a herd. Were there calves in the herd? Then you can get trouble.After my own experience, I would not say that is a given myself. Never had trouble passing through a field of cows before, but on this particular occasion, they turned into quite a different beast. (may have not been fed on time - which can make them a tad tetchy to say the least!)