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Stray Voltage

What is incorrectly referred to as stray voltage no longer corresponds to a cutting edge understanding of this science. This term has been perpetuated by a poor understanding and misconceptions regarding the sources of the problem and its impact on livestock herds. We prefer to use the term "leakage voltage or current" when referring to this phenomenon.

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Herd sensitivity to electricity

• Perception threshold at 60 Hz Cow, hog, hen = 1mA

• Sensitivity threshold at 60 Hz pain = + 3mA


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Safety thresholds for your herd

For more accuracy, our measurements are taken using the current; amperage. For your information, we convert our measurements from amperage into voltage using Ohm’s law:

Voltage = resistance (of the body) x current (sensitivity threshold)
Cow = 250 ohms x 3 mA = 750 mV
Hog = 400 ohms x 3 mA = 1.2 volt
Hen = 1000 ohms x 3 mA = 3 volts
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Managing your Electrical Network, a Must...

The electrical network of a livestock farm must be controlled just like every other management parameter. Indeed, this network is likely to generate leakage current; the latter is electric current from sources outside the farm, which flows on the farm’s grounding network or leakage current from internal sources, which comes from equipment or network faults. The electrical network can also generate mid-range frequency currents. These are currents over 60Hz generated by specific equipment, which are also found on the farm’s grounding networks. These currents can have potentially serious impacts on herd performance.
















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