Hi Bill,
I, too, have experienced the thrill of the electric fence (once by suggestion of my grandfather). His suggestion to me and my brother at a relatively young age that we grab onto the electric wire as firmly as possible (the harder the grab the less we’d feel it was his argument). Well, he talked us into it and lesson learned big time (enough said). Also, I have witnessed the involuntary flight and following brief stampede of a couple of cows that came into contact with an electric fence (one, my brother and found ourselves to be in the path of the stampede portion of the experience, which was really unpleasant). After they settled back down, it was back to eating grass like nothing ever happened (my brother and I had a little bit longer recuperation period, however). And sorry, I was too young and inexperienced in the ways of any things electromagnetic at the time (except electric fence effects, of course) to notice the (re)alignment effects of cows. Best regards, Ron Pickard RPQ Consulting Glendale, AZ 85303 +623.512-3451 tel, +623.848-9033 fax [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.rpqconsulting.com <http://www.rpqconsulting.com/> www.linkedin.com/in/RonPickard ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Owsley Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36 PM To: [email protected]; Doug Nix; Patrick R (bNB Houston)Conway Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: Interesting Article The original study assumed it was the current that aligned the cows. The electric fence doesn't have any appreciable current until shorted to ground by the cow or other forgetful fiend (myself included) Since the current is orthogonal to voltage, or is that normal? but then I repeat myself, (yes, it is gettting late, and where was I?) oh yeah, the cow would normally (I can't help it) orient at a right angle to the fence until contact was established and the as fast as the cow flies, re-orient themselves into stampede configuration which might resemble a parallel to the fence position for a moment or two. - Bill Indecision may or may not be the problem. --- On Wed, 3/18/09, Conway, Patrick R (bNB Houston) <[email protected]> wrote: From: Conway, Patrick R (bNB Houston) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Interesting Article To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "Doug Nix" <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> List-Post: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 9:20 AM Many pastures have electric fences. Accepted theory was that these fences applied electric shock to the animal that touched the wire. But this study proves that the animal never really touches the fence. When they get near, they align parallel and never contact the fence. Patrick. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cortland Richmond Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 5:31 AM To: Doug Nix Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Interesting Article Blindfolds, maybe. Cortland ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Nix <http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> To: [email protected] <http://us.mc01g mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <http://us.mc01g. ail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> Sent: 3/17/2009 9:12:53 PM Subject: Re: Interesting Article Cortland, Interesting grant proposal. How would you plan to control for herd behaviour, since that may have direct influence on the cows desire to align themselves relative to each other... 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