Wood lath snow fencing was wired to 6-foot steel T-sectioned pickets set 2 feet into the ground. If the pickets were set on the recommended 8-foot centres, cattle could be restrained by the fencing.

Wood lath has largely been replaced in North America by heavy-gauge polyethylene sheeting with lozenge-shaped holes in it. As it does not involve the multiple double strands of wire that were used to hold the wood laths together, I would not vouch for its ability to hold back cattle.