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No. Barbed wire is the most common type of permanent Fencing to use for cattle. It is designed to poke the animals in the skin so they don't try to go through the fence, but it's also good enough for them to scratch an itch on. Barbed wire seems to be one of the most effective types of fencing wire to use to enclose cattle on pasture than other wire.
However, a piece of barbed wire laying on the ground that is ingested by a cow will hurt her. If that piece of wire punctures the stomach wall she will develop an infection called Hardware Disease. But wire on the fence that stays on the fence, will not hurt cattle.
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What contributed to the end of open-range cattle ranching in the mid-1880s?
The invention of barbed wire ended the open range
What was the special wire called to fence in cattle?
Barbed wire.
How did cattle drive affect barbed wires?
it affected the barbed wire because the cattle drive was having lots of problems with the barbed wires
What technology closed the cattle kingdom?
Barbed wire.
Why did Texas cattle drives end?
The quick easy answer is..The open plains were cut up by "Barbed Wire" Barbed wire put an end to the great Cattle drives of the old West and to a certain extent The Cowboy.
What ended cattle frontier out west?
Barbed-wire. When farmers started putting up barbed-wire fences, cattle drives couldn't get to the feilds forthe cows to graze.
What is the invention that allowed farmers to fence cattle?
Barbed wire
How did barbed wire change the economy?
Barbed wire played an essential role in the territorial expansion. It reduced the cost of enclosing land, and kept cattle contained. Barbed wire led to conflicts between farmers and ranchers when cattlemen began cutting the fences to allow cattle to pass through to find better grazing lands.
What changed the relationship between cattle ranchers and farmers?
barbed wire
Which invention meant the end of the long cattle drive?
barbed wire
How to make a wire fence for cattle?
What type of wire fence for cattle? Barbed wire? Temporary hot-wire? Hi-tensile wire? As you can see, there's more than one type of wire fence to build for cattle.
What was the original purpose for the invention of barbed wire?
It was invented for the efficient control of cattle.
