Virtual fencing for cattle
Virtual fencing for cattle in United Kingdom.
Solar-charged GPS neckbands. Audio-first welfare protocol. Mix cellular and LoRa coverage on one property. Built by Gallagher Animal Management — livestock infrastructure since 1938.
eShepherd ships to the United Kingdom — beef, dairy, mixed grazing, conservation grazing on common land. UK farms tend to be smaller in average size than Australian or US operations, and the proposition shifts accordingly: virtual fencing is less about replacing miles of perimeter wire and more about adaptive grazing geometry, conservation grazing on SSSI / common land, and reducing the labour of moving stock across multiple small parcels. Gallagher has been engineering electric fencing for the UK market since the 1980s — eShepherd is the natural next step for operations already trusting Gallagher infrastructure.
Why eShepherd works in United Kingdom
- Indicative UK pricing from £250 per head at 60+ scale, plus a small monthly data subscription per neckband.
- Cellular roaming on EE, O2, Vodafone and Three IoT bands via a global SIM. Most UK farming country has solid cellular IoT coverage; LoRa is rarely needed.
- Conservation grazing on SSSI, common land, agri-environment schemes, biodiversity corridors — virtual fencing handles the boundary geometry traditional fencing can't.
- Adaptive rotational grazing across small parcels — draw a new cell on the phone, move cattle, no temporary fencing.
- Welfare protocol is audio-first with brief low-energy pulse only after the audio cues — meets UK DEFRA welfare expectations for the category.
Indicative pricing for United Kingdom
Hardware-only per-head tiers in GBP. Quote in your own currency at the quote builder; payback at the ROI calculator.
| Head count | Per-head price (GBP) |
|---|---|
| 20–59 | £300 |
| 60+ | £250 |
| LoRa base station (when cellular won't reach) | £5,000 |
| Monthly subscription per neckband (cellular) | £2.50 / month |
| Monthly subscription per neckband (LoRa) | £2 / month |
Carrier coverage in United Kingdom
eShepherd cellular runs on EE, O2, Vodafone and Three Cat-M1 / NB-IoT bands via a global SIM. UK IoT cellular coverage is among the best in the world for the bands eShepherd uses — most operations don't need a LoRa fallback at all.
Compared with other virtual fencing systems
eShepherd is one of four serious virtual fencing collars working on commercial cattle operations today. The most relevant head-to-head for the UK: How eShepherd compares to other virtual fencing solutions. Cross-system overview: How eShepherd compares to other virtual fencing solutions. Long-run economics: Virtual fencing total cost of ownership.
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