Show REDUCING LOSSES ON LIVE STOCK heavy toll caused by shipping fever and other ills prepared by the united states beatea department of I 1 agriculture precautions precaution s to to take in shipping hipping live stock are contained in leaflet 38 L maintaining MaInInI nIng the health of live stock in transit just issued by the united states department of agriculture the leaflet deals chiefly with the prevention of hemorrhagic or shipping fever and related maladies that have caused serious losses among cattle received at public stock yards and country feeding points the key to the reduction of shipping losses according to the author dr A W miller assistant chief bureau 1 of animal industry Is ig greater care in handling which in turn con serves tile vitality ol of stock so they can better resist the hardships of travel among the de vitalizing influences to be especially avoided are exposure to severe weather changes in tile the routine of feeding and watering excitement and overexertion the leaflet contains recommendations on the care feeding and watering of cattle before during and after shipment the use of biological products for preventing shipping fever Is ilkew likewise ise discussed numerous illustrations trat ions supplement the text showing desirable means of handling stock as ai well as conditions to be avoided the leaflet Is part of a system systematic atle endeavor by the national live stock and traders exchanges railroads the national live stock producers association cia tion government live stock specialists cia lists and others to reduce the heavy toll of losses caused by shipping fever and kindred nil ailments ments conservative estimates have placed the loss at fully a million dollars annually and in some years it has been as high as four million dollars copies of the leaflet may be obtained by writing the office of information united states department of agriculture W washington ashington D 0 |