2024 - Volume #48, Issue #3, Page #17
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Add-On Fence Product Helps Protect Livestock
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“Sheep fences are mostly built with nettings here, so a solution to upgrade such existing nettings was necessary,” says Florian Platter, Electric Fencing Product Manager for Kerbl. “The WolfStop is the flexible and safe solution against wolves. It can be used both as dig-under and jump-over protection, as well as to increase the height of the net, keeping wolves at bay.”
Made of a strong thermoplastic with fiberglass reinforcement every 9 1/2 in., WolfStop is rigid and durable enough to hold the electrified line in place away from the netting. With an elongated opening, it can be placed in three positions with an additional electrified wire. Near the ground, it prevents predators from digging under the fence. Angled out near the top, it stops animals from jumping over, and straight up, it adds height to the netting.
Mounted on every post, the WolfStop folds up and locks in place when the netting is rolled up to move.
“Assembling needs to be done only once with the net. This makes it easy to use and an efficient tool to make your netting safer,” Platter says.
While initially designed to deter wolves, it also works on poultry runs (placed close to the ground) to keep foxes and raccoons away. For wild hogs, the company sells WildNet, and with the WolfStop electrified line near the ground, it can keep piglets at bay.
The cost for a set of 10 WolfStops is about €23 ($25 U.S.).
“They’re not yet available in the U.S./Canada, but we’re already in contact with local dealers to get this solution into the market there as well,” Platter says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, AKO (info@ako-agrar.de; www.ako-agrar.com/en).
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