Containing Livestock
Zareba’s electric fence systems for livestock are superior to barbed and woven wire fences, as the short, safe pulse of electricity creates a psychological barrier that trains animals to avoid the fence. They are effective, reliable and affordable, and require minimal maintenance. Zareba has fence systems for beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, and hogs. | | | Electric Fences for Hogs Hogs are easy to control with electric fencing as they have very little hair and large, wet noses. Intelligent animals, hogs quickly learn to respect and avoid an electric fence. 
Hogs tend to root, requiring that the lowest fence wire start six inches or less from the ground. The next wires should be closely spaced at even intervals up to the height of the hog’s nose. We recommend the 3-wire spacing minimum for hogs. To safely contain hogs, you need a fence charger that maintains a minimum of 2,000 volts on the fence line. Voltage levels are impacted by vegetation on the fence line, length of fence and type of wire. Tips: -
With fence wires close to the ground, a low impedance fence charger is recommended to overcome weeds -
Mud will insulate hogs from electric shock – a low-impedance fence charger is recommended to penetrate the mud -
Piglets kept with your hogs require wires spaced closer together and lower to the ground than hogs alone Note: If livestock get their heads between fence wires and receive a shock behind the eyes instead of in front of them, they tend to push into the fence rather than pull out. Proper wire spacing (a hot wire at the animal’s shoulder height) is important to safely contain your animals. Zareba® has the electric fence part you need to contain your livestock, hogs and pets. We have everything from electric fence kits to high tensile fence accessories.
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