Electric livestock guard

An electric livestock guard which is mounted in an access passageway in a fence, said guard comprising, a base having spaced end portions and at least one intermediate segment, said end portions and said intermediate segment of said base being formed in a low profile of a material over which vehicle traffic may pass and having generally planar upper surfaces, anchor means for securing said base to the ground, at least one insulator means mounted to each of said end portions of said base, means for mounting said insulator means to said end portions of said base, electrifiable grid means, said grid means having opposite ends, first connector means for connecting one of said ends of said grid means to one of said insulator means and second connector means for connecting the other of said ends of said grid means to the other of said insulator means, and at least said first connector means being resilient to thereby place tension on said grid means to maintain said grid means taut and in vertical relationship with respect to said base, means for electrifying said grid means, and means for joining said intermediate segment to said end portions so that said upper surface thereof is in generally coextensive relationship with respect to said upper surfaces of said end portions of said base.