samedi 27 juin 2015

The Important Tips In Cattle Fencing

By Edna Booker


As a farmer, you have to consider fencing your ranch to avoid getting into frequent problems with neighbors when the livestock cross into their properties. This can easily be done; all you need are the basic tips. However, if you are dealing with a large ranch with hundreds or thousands of cattle, then the fencing is a different story. It has to be done so professionally to avoid huge losses that can result from the animals trespassing to the freeway or the neighbor's property. This is when you seek the services of the expert contractors in the area of cattle fencing paddock construction.

Since the farmers are still involved in many aspects in running the ranch, there is need to understand the basics of fencing. This can help them handle any necessary repair on time and avoid any loss that results from such damages. Generally, a proper barrier must be able to contain the animals inside, keep unwanted visitors including wildlife out, and be able to last long enough.

The design depends on many things, first the type of livestock and then the number. The cattle need stronger fence, and the fence should be even stronger if you are keeping a high number of cattle per acre. In the same way, a boundary fence must be designed to be stronger than an internal one.

The design to be used is determined by the ranch location, topography, the type and density of livestock, and the budget available for the job. While the internal fences do not have to be very strong, the boundary fence has to be extremely strong. For farmers, there are two main categories of fences; conventional fences and the electric fences. With the electric fence, animals are contained with the psychological barrier of electric shock while the convention fences rely on the physical and visual barriers for deterrence.

There are several designs that can be used and the design a farmer chooses depends on the animal density, the types of animals in the ranch, the topography (presence of steep slopes, hills, and gullies), chances of flooding, and the budget allocated for the job. Generally, the boundary fences have to be strong. If there is a freeway nearby, the fence has to be even stronger. The internal fences for the paddocks on the other hands do not need to be very strong.

When it comes to fencing itself, there are three main elements that you interact with. At every ends, there are strainer assemblies. Then there are wires stretched between the strainers and then there are the intermediate posts to offer support. It is the job of the strainers to transfer the tension in the wire to the ground while the posts and droppers guides the wire and offer the lateral resistance to pressure by transferring the pressure to the ground.

The posts are available as steel, treated timber, untreated timber, concrete, and special flexible plastics. The steel posts are most expensive but are recommended for areas with high risk of fire. The fence should also be wildlife friendly and considerate to the general environment.

By gathering information from the discussion forums and reading the articles that relates to livestock fencing, the farmer can get the ideas to improve of their paddocks and do better jobs in repairing the existing fence.




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