Original sentence: " This idea was a major contributing factor enabling New Zealand to become a world leader in efficient pastoral farming.An early application of the electric fence was developed in 1936–1937 by New Zealand inventor William "Bill" Gallagher Sr.Electric fences were used to control stock in the United States in the early 1930s, and electric fencing technology developed in both the United States and New Zealand.Gallagher later started a company to improve and market the design.The Gallagher firm and other manufacturers obtained the Phillips patent in 1975, 3 years before it expired.The non-shortable electric fence was patented by Phillips and by 1964 was manufactured by Plastic Products, a New Zealand firm, under the name "Waikato Electric Fence.This non-shortable design is the system that is now used on farms throughout the world today.This significantly increased the range an electric fence could be used from a few hundred yards to 35 miles, and reduced the cost of fencing by more than 80%.Today the Gallagher Group of companies is still heavily involved in electric fencing for livestock control
Edited sentence: An early application of the electric fence was developed in 1936–1937 by New Zealand inventor William "Bill" Gallagher Snr.Electric fences were used to control stock in the United States in the early 1930's, and developed further in both the United States and New Zealand.The Gallagher firm and other manufacturers pirated the patent in 1975, 3 years before it expired.The original non-shortable electric fence was patented by Phillips and manufactured by Plastic Products, a New Zealand firm, in 1964, under the name of "The Waikato Electric Fence".This idea was a major contributing factor enabling New Zealand to become a world leader in efficient pastoral farming.This increased the range an electric fence could be used from a few hundred yards to 35 miles, and reduced the cost of fencing to 1/8.This is the system that is now used throughout the worlds farms today