Show REDUCING NG LOSSES V OP ON LIVE STOCK Heavy Toll Caused by Shipping Shipping Shipping Ship Ship- ping Fever and Other Ills Prepared by tho the United State States Department of or Agriculture Precautions to take in shipping live livestock livestock livestock stock are contained in Leaflet L 38 Maintaining the Health of ot Live Stock in Transit just Issued by the United States Department of ot A Agriculture The leaflet lennet deals c chiefly with the prevention prevention pre pre- of hemorrhagic l or shipping fever feer and m related maladies that have caused serious losses among cattle received at ut public stock yards and country feeding points The key to the reduction of or shipping shipping ship ship- ping losses according to the the author Dr A. A W. W Miller assistant chief bureau bu bu- bu reau renu of ot animal industry Is greater care in handling which in turn con conserves conserves conserves serves the vitality ol of stock so they can better resist the hardships of travel Among the devitalizing vitalizing influences Influences I to be espe especially lally avoided U are exposure exposure ex to severe seele weather changes in III inthe inthe the routine of feeding and watering excitement and overexertion o The leaflet contains on the care feeding and water water- watering ing lab of cattle before during and after I shipment The use use of dr biological products prod lets acts for preventing pre shipping fever feer is likewise discussed Numerous Illustrations illustrations Illus illus- supplement the rite text test showing desirable menus means of ot handling stock as aswell aswell aswell well as conditions to be avoided The leaflet Is part of a systematic en endeavor or ea by the national live he stock and traders' traders exchanges railroads the National Live Stock Producers association asso asso- elation government go live Ue stock specialists and others th ls l's to reduce the heavy toll of losses caused by shipping fever and kindred ailments aliments Conservative estimates have placed the loss at fully a million dollars annually andIn andin and andin in some years It has been as high as asfour asfour asfour four million dollars Copies A r Copies of ot the leaflet may b be obtained obtained ob ob- ft ined by writing the office of United States Department of Agriculture Ti re Wasl Washington D. D C Cv Cr |