Frequently asked questions

Monil’s virtual fence lets you choose where your animals graze using an electronic collar plus app. Maps of where you want to fence your animals in are drawn in the app, and the collar will keep the animal there using mainly auditory cues, and electrical cues when necessary.

With Monil, there are different benefits depending on the desired outcome.
Virtual fences open up new opportunities for grazing in areas previously impossible to enclose.

You can design grazing areas in uplands or across large, extensive pastures, no matter the size. Virtual fences allow you to graze areas that were previously impossible to enclose. Or, by utilizing your already available land more efficiently, you can use Monil to get more out of rotational and strip grazing methods.

Grazing leads to healthier animals and higher-quality products. Virtual fencing supports sustainable grazing practices, making conservation grazing easier and more effective. With full control from your mobile, you can optimize pasture management to improve productivity.

Monil in particular tracks animal’s movement and can give clues on health status, including heat detection, giving users continual updates on the welfare of the animal.

When you purchase a virtual fence from Monil, you will receive a package containing electronic collars, a charging adapter, and instructions on how to get started.

You can download the Monil app from Google Play and the App Store. After setting up your user account, scan the QR code on each collar to add them to your account.

The Monil virtual fence is built with the animal’s welfare prioritized. They quickly learn to associate the sound as their primary cue, helping them stay within the boundary and avoid the electric pulse. The sound acts as a warning. It is this audio signal that warns them where the virtual boundary is.

Since the electric pulse from the Monil collar is applied directly to the animal’s neck, it does not need to be as strong as the pulse from a traditional electric fence, which needs to cover several kilometers.

The electric pulse from the Monil collar is designed to be strong enough to encourage the animal to avoid it, helping protect them from potential hazards outside the virtual pasture. However, it’s important to remember that farmers should always physically check in on their animals to ensure their safety. This is made easy with our app, since knowing where your animals are at all times makes them easy to locate.

With Monil’s collars, there is no need for physical fences or manual herd movement. You gain full control over grazing areas, making it easy to manage grazing pressure, optimize forage use, and improve soil health. By rotating your herd through smaller pasture sections, you give grass time to recover, ensure even manure distribution, and boost forage production.

Hill grazing allows you to make the most out of sloped terrain, improve pasture quality, and ensure animal welfare. With Monil’s collars, extensive grazing becomes easier and more flexible. Hill grazing is the type of grazing where there are big gains to be made on saving time, reducing workload, and letting your animals graze freely with Monil.

For more information about hill grazing, visit our blog post about it.

Using virtual fencing technology, makes conservation grazing even easier by allowing farmers to control grazing areas remotely, optimize pasture use, and minimize manual labor.

With our technology, you can easily manage your livestock’s movement without needing to move electric fences or constant manual adjustments. The collars give you complete control over grazing areas, ensuring your livestock stays in the designated strips while maximizing forage use.

We offer a 5-year warranty because we believe our customers deserve the best. Our confidence in the quality and durability of our product means you can rely on a solution built to last, year after year.

The collar operates independently of mobile coverage. This means that the virtual fence boundary is stored in the collar, and as long as the collar has GNSS signals, it will know its location, and the virtual fence boundary will function. However, you will not receive reports on the collar’s position until the collar is back within the mobile network.

Without mobile coverage, there are some limitations in functionality. You won't receive the animal’s position on the application, nor will you receive notifications if the animal has escaped. You cannot modify the active virtual fence map when not connected to a mobile network.

The GNSS signal (GPS) relies on an approximate line of sight for optimal satellite reception. This means reception may be poor in dense forests, close to large buildings, or steep slopes. The fence function is temporarily paused if the collar receives poor GNSS signals. This prevents animals from receiving sound signals and shocks in areas not near the virtual fence. The fence is reactivated when the collar’s accuracy is good enough.

The Monil virtual fence not only keeps your animals within designated areas, but also provides real-time monitoring. This lets you track their movements and ensure their safety at all times, from wherever you are.

The collar is placed on the top of the neck. The lock mechanism weighs slightly more than the electronics on top. This ensures that it will stay in the correct position on the animal.

The collar should be fastened so that it can rotate freely around the animal’s neck by hand force. Therefore, you may sometimes observe that the collar has ended up upside down or sits skewed on the animal. This is entirely normal, and the weight of the lock will restore the correct position by itself.

Yes. In the app, you can keep track of your animals and decide where they should graze. You can find your farm on a satellite map and draw one or more virtually fenced areas. You can keep track of all your collars and see the animals' locations. You can view the history of where the animals have been and receive alerts if one of them escapes.

Yes. We do not have a limit on the number of users in our app, so you can have as many as you want.

There is a difference in user access between admin and view-only. An administrator can invite members, change user permissions, and manage collars and virtual fences. An editor can manage collars and virtual fences. A reader can view all available information but cannot make any changes.

All members of your organization, regardless of user access, will receive notifications if your animal escapes from the virtual fence.

The animals must be trained before they can use the system. This is done by frequently exposing them to the signals over a short period. The goal is for the animals to react to the sound signals alone. The animals need about a week of training. Check out this link for more information.

The collars are designed for use on adult animals. The animals must be developed enough to understand the signals from the collars. We do not recommend placing the collars on animals younger than 6 months old.

We highly recommend using a collar on all adult animals for the system to work optimally.

We are working on developing a product for sheep and goats and hope to launch it in 2026.