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(b) C – gate post/King post/strainer
D – Wire loop
E – Dropper.
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-Support the gate post
-To ensure the barbed wire remains tout.
ii)State two functions of the gate illustrated above.
-Prevent movement of farm animals outside
-Keep away livestock from outside.
-Used as entrance into/exit from the farm.
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