Biological effects of electric fields on agricultural animals

The biological effects of electric fields has been intensively studied in laboratory animals. Most of the effects relating to exposure to electric fields have been observed under artificial conditions and at exceptionally intense fields (40-100 kV/meter). Few studies have been completed in agricultural animals, yet this class of animal probably receives the greatest exposure under actual field conditions. The objective of this paper was to summarize the available scientific data for agricultural animals. Based upon limited experimental data, and a number of years experience with animals under high-voltage lines, it appears that electric fields of 10 kV/m or less do not represent a biological hazard to agricultural animals.