Table 1 Fence Selection Criteria Fence design and construction must meet the minimum requirements for controlling specific animal types. Purpose of Fence Recommended *start distance *min. top Animal Fence Type from ground Interior Height Species Perimeter (Subdivision) (inches) (inches) 42 Cattle Barbed 3-wire NO Meets 18 42 Cattle Barbed 4-wire Meets Exceeds 18 42 Cattle Barbed 5-wire Exceeds Exceeds 18 Electric 1-wire 32 Cattle high tensile NO Meets 32 smooth Electric 2-wire 36 Cattle high tensile NO Exceeds 18 smooth Electric 3-wire 42 22 Cattle high tensile Meets Exceeds smooth Electric 4-wire 42 12 (minimum 2 Cattle high tensile Exceeds Exceeds hot) smooth Woven wire 47 minimum Cattle plus one or Exceeds Exceeds including top more top wire wire Wood or 54 Composition 6, 6, 8, 10 Cattle Exceeds Exceeds boards (6" between boards wide), 4 boards Non-Electric 47 Llama/Alpaca high NO Meets 6 (1) tensile smooth Non-Electric 6- 47 Llama/Alpaca high NO Exceeds 6 tensile smooth Non-Electric 47 Llama/Alpaca high Meets Exceeds 6 tensile smooth Electric 3-wire 30 Goats/Sheep high tensile NO Meets 8 /Llama/Alpaca smooth 8 (minimum 2 36 Electric 4-wire hot) Goats/Sheep high tensile NO Exceeds /Llama/Alpaca smooth
Table 1 Fence Selection Criteria Fence design and construction must meet the minimum requirements for controlling specific animal types. Animal Species Fence Type Purpose of Fence distance from ground (inches) top Height (inches) Perimeter Interior (Subdivision) Cattle Barbed 3-wire NO Meets 18 42 Cattle Barbed 4-wire Meets Exceeds 18 42 Cattle Barbed 5-wire Exceeds Exceeds 18 42 Cattle Electric 1-wire high tensile smooth NO Meets 32 32 Cattle Electric 2-wire high tensile smooth NO Exceeds 18 36 Cattle Electric 3-wire high tensile smooth Meets Exceeds 22 42 Cattle Electric 4-wire high tensile smooth Exceeds Exceeds 12 (minimum 2 hot) 42 Cattle Woven wire plus one or more top wire Exceeds Exceeds 47 minimum including top wire Cattle Wood or Composition boards (6" wide), 4 boards Exceeds Exceeds 6, 6, 8, 10 between boards 54 Llama/Alpaca (1) Non-Electric high tensile smooth NO Meets 6 47 Llama/Alpaca Non-Electric high tensile smooth NO Exceeds 6 47 Llama/Alpaca Non-Electric high tensile smooth Meets Exceeds 6 47 Goats/Sheep /Llama/Alpaca Electric 3-wire high tensile smooth NO Meets 8 30 Goats/Sheep /Llama/Alpaca Electric 4-wire high tensile smooth NO Exceeds 8 (minimum 2 hot) 36 Recommended *start *min. 6-