Fencing & Water Infrastructure On Pasture Quiz
1. Allowing cattle direct access to water sources can ________.
a.
Destabilize the banks
b.
Accelerate erosion
c.
Damage vegetation
d.
Increase incidence of foot rot
e.
Reduce water quality and consumption
f.
All of the above
2. Grazing of riparian areas should be for a _____ period of time during the _______.
a.
Short, summer
b.
Long, winter
c.
Short, spring
d.
Long, fall
3. The larger the pasture and the further cattle must travel to reach water, the ______ the capacity needed for the watering system.
a.
Lower
b.
Higher
4. A drought can negatively impact water quality in surface water sources.
a.
True
b.
False
5. Electric fence is a psychological barrier, not a physical barrier.
a.
True
b.
False
6. Barbed wire fence can be the most expensive fence to install.
a.
True
b.
False
7. Can different metals be mixed and matched when installing ground rods, ground rod clamps, and a grounding wire back to the fencer?
a.
Yes
b.
No
8. Ground rods should be placed a minimum of ____ feet apart.
a.
5
b.
10
c.
15
d.
30
9. The _______ the gauge of wire, the _______ flexible the wire, the _______ resistance to current flow. This wire should only be used for shorter lengths of fence.
a.
Lower, more, less
b.
Higher, more, greater
c.
Higher, less, greater
d.
Lower, less, greater
10. Hi-tensile electric fencing requires _________ to be successful.
a.
Cattle trained to electric fencing
b.
Conductive wire
c.
Adequate size of energizer
d.
Sufficient grounding system
e.
All of the above.