The management of forage with grazing animals. Usually involves dividing pastures into smaller paddocks with electric fencing and moving the livestock frequently.

Metal stake driven into the soil that picks up electricity moving through the earth from the charger.

The measurement of electric current. Amperage is what you feel when you are shocked. The higher the amperage the more intense shock you feel.

A charger powered by a battery, usually 6V or 12V. Used in remote areas where there is no access to a 110V outlet. Can be used with solar panels that recharge the battery for added convenience.

Describes chargers that store direct current (DC) in an output capacitor prior to discharging to the fence. Most chargers are capacitive discharge.

Type of electricity that is produced by batteries and can be stored (as in a capacitor). Most fencers produce direct current.

Another name for a fence charger.

An electrical device that produces electrical energy and delivers it to a fence for the control of animals.

Device used to connect the ground wire from the charger to the ground rod.

The electrical path back to the charger. Usually an earth-ground system using ground rods in the soil.