Electric 4-wire 36 Goats & sheep high tensile NO Exceeds 8 minimum 2 hot smooth 38 Electric 5-wire Goats & sheep high tensile Meets Exceeds 8 minimum 2 hot smooth Electric 6-wire 48 Goats & sheep high tensile Meets Exceeds 8 minimum 2 hot smooth Woven wire 47 minimum Goats & sheep plus one or Exceeds Exceeds including wire more top wire Wood or 46 Composition 6, 6, 8, 10 Goats & sheep Exceeds Exceeds boards (6" between boards wide), 4 boards Electric 2-wire 38 Horses (2) high tensile NO Meets 10 smooth Electric 3-wire 48 Horses high tensile Meets Exceeds 10 smooth Electric 4-wire 48 18 minimum 2 Horses high tensile Exceeds Exceeds hot smooth Electric 5-wire 54 18 minimum 3 Horses high tensile Exceeds Exceeds hot smooth Electric 1-wire 34 Poly-Coated Horses NO Meets High Tensile Wire Electric 2-wire 38 Poly-Coated Horses Meets Meets 10 High Tensile Wire Woven wire 54 including Horses w/1 wire HT on Exceeds Exceeds wire top Mesh "No 54 including Horses climb" 2"x4" Exceeds Exceeds wire spacing Wood or 54 Composition 12 18 between – Horses Exceeds Exceeds boards (6" boards, wide), 3 boards Recommended Recommended Animal Interior *start distance *min. top Fence Type Perimeter Species Subdivision from ground Height (inches) (inches) Electric 2-wire 16 Hogs high tensile NO Meets 8 smooth
Goats & sheep Electric 4-wire high tensile smooth NO Exceeds 8 minimum 2 hot 36 Goats & sheep Electric 5-wire high tensile smooth Meets Exceeds 8 minimum 2 hot 38 Goats & sheep Electric 6-wire high tensile smooth Meets Exceeds 8 minimum 2 hot 48 Goats & sheep Woven wire plus one or more top wire Exceeds Exceeds 47 minimum including wire Goats & sheep Wood or Composition boards (6" wide), 4 boards Exceeds Exceeds 6, 6, 8, 10 between boards 46 Horses (2) Electric 2-wire high tensile smooth NO Meets 10 38 Horses Electric 3-wire high tensile smooth Meets Exceeds 10 48 Horses Electric 4-wire high tensile smooth Exceeds Exceeds 18 minimum 2 hot 48 Horses Electric 5-wire high tensile smooth Exceeds Exceeds 18 minimum 3 hot 54 Horses Electric 1-wire Poly-Coated High Tensile Wire NO Meets 34 Horses Electric 2-wire Poly-Coated High Tensile Wire Meets Meets 10 38 Horses Woven wire w/1 wire HT on top Exceeds Exceeds 54 including wire Horses Mesh "No climb" 2"x4" spacing Exceeds Exceeds 54 including wire Horses Wood or Composition boards (6" wide), 3 boards Exceeds Exceeds 12 – 18 between boards, 54 Animal Species Fence Type Perimeter Interior Subdivision Recommended *start distance from ground (inches) Recommended *min. top Height (inches) Hogs Electric 2-wire high tensile smooth NO Meets 8 16
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