lower milk production because ¥ • ■ | f it • of flyover* by aircraft or sonic Livestock Ignore Noise SSST SJff-*r SSZ Loud noise* have little effect meeting of the American Asso- • i?/r•J 1 *!'? . l '* ,oWl ’ < ~ observations weie compered " no ' v (0 ' 1 ’ 1 on farm-raided animal*. »ay« a elation for the Advancement of " , CMt ’ n ,lo,n sonlc l,oom< w ith repotted ehanges in the »d\ mta ;c- to a'liuillme and to scientist of the U.S. Department Science, boston. Mass. Dr "'lien musing sows wore ex- activity of livestock exposed to vegetation in 'enetal. inwevci. of Agriculture. Bond recounted experiments in- 1 p„ !, i f 'A!!lj C loud noises, no diffeience was it doc-, bi.n; 0:1 Mime pioblems Dr. Jatnc* Bond of DSDA s eluding one in which ./eiscv °* sound. Di. Lond said, this . .. Agricultural Research Service cows we.e exposed to flight sti- were startled at fiisl However, found between the two groups that au had to Handle One is said research on the physiologi- muli caused by exploding paper lhc - sows resumed nursing their the Double wdh birds (stai lingsi cal and behavioral effects of hags At in si milk flow ceased, young within a .shoil time Biith Developed Scale about OUI f,.,.,|iots; loud noises on livestock hull- but it 1 etui nod SO minutes latci "‘eights and weaning weights The thermomctiic scale was n’imf.iim .11'•filin’ tins sit calcs that animals adjust rapid- weio not affected hv the noises developed by Gab.ici Idlneiih mJ v ;ion wrhoul am goal conci ly to these noises and are not “Study of 42 herds of daily Dr Bond said experiments .m 18th cenlui\ Genu,in plnsicnl ine ieionimcrd .t.om at lb s permanently distressed. cattle in close pioximity to an WCIC eonducted at Bellsville.