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Gap fill activity - Types of fences
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One of the major factors that will determine the type and
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
of a fence are the livestock or other animals that are to be kept in or out of a paddock. Cattle fences are usually constructed with four or five lines of
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
wire. Sheep paddocks commonly have either
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
wire or prefabricated wire fences. Different breeds of sheep require different wire
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
. British breeds and
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
sheep need more wires spaced closer together than Merinos.
The
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
of animals when confronted with a fence largely determines the design. Barbed wire poses
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
for horses which can panic and
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
themselves if they get tangled in the wires. For this reason plain wire fences with a
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
wire on the top line are preferred for
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
.
Goats try to push
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
and then through a fence before
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
over. They also like to browse through the fence. The best goat fences are tall and made of
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
wire. The mesh must have sufficient spacing to allow a goat to pull its head out of the fence without the
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
catching. Goats will climb up any available
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
, such as rocks, tree stumps and diagonal stays, so they can jump over fences more easily.
Tall, prefabricated
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
at least two metres high are needed to contain
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
. The bottom rungs of mesh must have
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
spacings to prevent deer calves from escaping. A single line of barbed wire is sometimes used at
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
level. This also helps to deter
barbed
behaviour
crossbred
deer
design
fences
ground
hazards
horns
horses
injure
jumping
plain
predators
prefabricated
sighter
small
spacings
structures
under
.
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