National & World Ag News Headlines GPS Technology Used in Study to Track Cattle in U.K. USAgNet - 08/29/2007 A herd of cows in the U.K. will have their every move monitored by satellite during a unique conservation experiment. The blue grey and beef shorthorn cows in the Yorkshire Dales are being fitted with electronic collars containing a Global Positioning System in a pilot scheme to help preserve rare vegetation. The equipment - which is more commonly used to study wild animals - will be able to pinpoint the exact position of the cattle at any one time, down to minute details such as whether a cow is grazing, standing still or moving. The herd of 50 cows taking part in the study grazes on 200 hectares of hill land in the Ingleborough National Nature Reserve in North Yorkshire. A spokesman for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority said the project would help landowners and farmers to improve the management of the wildlife on their land by finding out where the cows go, when they go to certain areas and what they eat when they get there. Copyright © 2010 - USAgNet.com. All Rights Reserved.