The effects of fence voltage and the type of conducting wire on the efficacy of an electric fence to exclude badgers (Meles meles)

Crop Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-33

  Poole, D W ^a   Western, G ^b   McKillop, I G ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctrl Sci Laboratory Field Station   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; FIELD SURVEY; MAMMAL; PEST CONTROL;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 0344083603     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(03)00164-9     Document Type: Article

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