Definition of Stray Voltage |
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Stray voltage literally means mild electric potential that is unintended, at an unexpected location, and perhaps of uncertain origin.
Over the past two decades, the term has come to be used to refer almost exclusively to small voltages within the farmstead environment related to the operation of farm and utility power systems.
The term stray voltage has been used extensively in scientific literature to explain how electric power systems can cause dairy cows to experience small body currents under specific circumstances, with a chance of affecting their health and milk production. It is a phenomenon well understood by science as we have outlined in these pages.
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In more recent years, however, the proliferation of misinformation has resulted in widespread misuse of the term and misconceptions about the issue. Stray voltage has come to be used to describe any and all electrical phenomena with theorized or alleged health effects on animals.
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It is important to review the use and definition of the term stray voltage, focusing on its key attributes.
Much can be learned by first examining the definitions of stray voltage by the foremost experts on the subject—eminent scientists and governmental agencies—that have studied this matter extensively
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