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Functional Electric Fences

Electric fences, in the residential arena, are commonly used to keep pets or other animals in and predators out. For pets, electric fences are typically interchangeable with invisible fences, which consist of a buried wire that transmits a mild shock or annoying tone to the animal when it closes in on the fence.

In rural areas, where homeowners are more likely to have grazing animals such as goats or sheep,  keeping the animals in the pasture and predators out becomes a top priority. Fencing designs in these situations will vary depending on the size of the animal trying to get in or out and the type of land in use. Usually such electric fences consist simply of one or more "hot" wires and a ground wire running between posts. The posts may be as much as 100' apart. The smaller the animal (sheep, for example), the more wires needed.

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