Show Livestock Accidents Cost Farmers Millions Annual Bruising Loss Above Million Mark Livestock farmers could increase their incomes by guarding against accident and bruising of animals which would help reduce the enormous annual meat loss Currently soaring above the million industry leaders A recent report of hog carcass I studies revealed that per cent of bruises found occurred on farms before and in the process of load-j ing for shipment to and Steel such as the one shown above ease the Job of loading live The ramp provides safe footing for the animals and greatly reduces the possibility of the further observation that 42 per cent was caused by whips and In a move to check the huge monetary use of prodders was banned recently at the stock yards was made by the National Live Stock Loss Prevention In Chicago where much of the study The report pointed out that a great decrease in bruising could be affected by proper training of live stock and also if shippers would guard against overloading of trucks and rail cars to insure animals riding comfortably and safely to In a cattle bruise study made of head selected at a similar loss to that In the hog survey was |