Self herding to do away with fencing

Updated November 9 2018 - 11:27am, first published 9:06am
BINGO: Craig Maxwell delivering a shipper pellet jackpot as part of self herding trails in the NT. A jackpot is not a given for animals visiting the attractant station, the nature of the offer being occasional heightened overall interest. Photo: Dionne Walsh.
BINGO: Craig Maxwell delivering a shipper pellet jackpot as part of self herding trails in the NT. A jackpot is not a given for animals visiting the attractant station, the nature of the offer being occasional heightened overall interest. Photo: Dionne Walsh.

A TRIAL funded by Meat and Livestock Australia is being conducted at the Northern Territory Government’s Victoria River Research Station, known as Kidman Springs, to test whether self herding techniques can be used to establish new grazing patterns within a paddock achieving a form of rotational grazing that does not rely on expensive permanent fencing.

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