The importance of an audio cue warning in training sheep to a virtual fence and differences in learning when tested individually or in small groups

In previous studies, livestock have been effectively trained to virtual fencing systems by learning an association between an audio cue and an electrical stimulus (collectively, ‘the virtual fence’), however, there was a large variation shown in ability to learn. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of temperament on learning this association, and to determine the importance of the audio warning cue in learning and behavioural...