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One of the major factors that will determine the type and 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 wire. Sheep paddocks commonly have either wire or prefabricated wire fences. Different breeds of sheep require different wire . British breeds and sheep need more wires spaced closer together than Merinos.

The of animals when confronted with a fence largely determines the design. Barbed wire poses for horses which can panic and themselves if they get tangled in the wires. For this reason plain wire fences with a wire on the top line are preferred for .

Goats try to push and then through a fence before over. They also like to browse through the fence. The best goat fences are tall and made of wire. The mesh must have sufficient spacing to allow a goat to pull its head out of the fence without the catching. Goats will climb up any available , such as rocks, tree stumps and diagonal stays, so they can jump over fences more easily.

Tall, prefabricated at least two metres high are needed to contain . The bottom rungs of mesh must have spacings to prevent deer calves from escaping. A single line of barbed wire is sometimes used at level. This also helps to deter .