Show lack in minerals Is cause of accidents when a hog de trains at the market with a broken leg or two or nil all bruised up in the freight car the man who raised raided him calls on the railroad to make good the loss usually the producers conscience ts Is clear clearer lhnn it might be it if he realized that many nathe of the accidents to hogs on tile way to market are the results of faulty production methods losses looses between the farm and the packers cooler are arc an important item reflected in the price which tile producer receives says 7 J W het of the animal husbandry department of tile the extension service of the ohio state university in pork production a bulletin issued by the extension service losses in ili transit covering both crippled and de dead ad hogs and losses bosies from bruised jand and diseased meat are arc largely within the control of the producer it Is a well known fact that hogs which have received it ration deficient focient in minerals or or both are more easily crippled due to inch of strength tn in bone muscle masele and nerve development hogs that are heavily slop fed or fed out in close quarters frequently die in transit because of lung cong congestion due to this type of feeding aid the lack of out auf lung capacity |