Evaluation of electric fencing to inhibit feral pig movements

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1012-1018

  Reidy, Matthew M ^a   Campbell, Tyler A ^b   Hewitt, David G ^c  

^a Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Electric fencing; Feral pigs; Southern Texas; Sus scrofa

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAMAGE; FERAL ORGANISM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURAL RESOURCE; PIG; RANGELAND; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SORGHUM;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 43249093055     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-158     Document Type: Article

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