Show REDUCING LOSSES ON LIVE STOCK heavy toll caused by shipping fever and other ills prepared by the united states states department of agriculture precautions to take in shipping live stock are contained in leaflet 38 L maintaining the of live stock stoc in transit just issued ly by the united states stated department of agriculture the leaflet deals chiefly with the prevention of hemorrhagic septicemia or shipping fever and related ma maladies indle 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 of animal industry Is greater care in bandli handling ng which in turn conserves the vitality ol of stock so they can better resist the hardships of travel among the de vitalizing ances to be especially avoided are exposure to severe weather changes in the routine of feeding and watering excitement and overexertion overexert lon the leaflet contains recommendations on the care fording feeding and watering of cattle before during and after shipment the use of biological products for preventing shipping fever la Is likewise discussed Nume numerous Numero rout illustrations trat ions supplement lite lie text showing desirable means of handling stock as well na as conditions to be avoided the leaflet Is part or of a systematic endeavor by the na national tonal 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 aliments ailments conservative estimates have placed the loss at fully a million dollars annually anil ami in some years it has fins been as high as four million dollars copies of the leaflet may be obtained by bv writing the office of information united san tes department or of agriculture washington D C |