AlB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 20,1982
Cattle ‘shrink’
on way to
COLUMBIA, Mo. - “Shrink in
slaughter cattle is greater than we
suspected,” a University of
Missoun-Columbia animal
scientist reported this week.
“Up to four or five percent of
body weight can be lost in the first
few hours of transport,” Malcolm
Asplund said.
Only a small percent of the loss
in weight is a loss of the gut con
tents, be said. Much of the shrink is
in the carcass itself.
“Confining the animals and
withholding feed and water causes
as much shrink as does hauling
them,” he explained.
“Weight is regained—but
slowly—after it has been lost from
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To reduce shrink, Asplund
recommended that cattle be full of
feed and water before tran
sportation begins. Then they
should be taken to slaughter as
quickly as possible.
“If long hauls are necessary,
make frequent stops for feed and
especially water,” he said.
“Feed and water provided after
a long period of withdraw! must be
given at least 24 hours before
slaughter or they won’t do much
good."
Finally, he said, more thought
needs to be given to the fair
distribution of the cost of shrink
between the feeder and the packer.
Sumner
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Alternate Delegates; Melvin L.
Shertzer Hauling Committee.
West Lampeter Local: Kenneth
B. Garber President; Nelson J.
Hamish Vice President; Robert
M. Mylm Secretary-Treasurer;
Jacob R. Hauser, Jr. and James D.
Shertzer Delegates; Philip B.
Beiler and James L. High
Alternate Delegates.
Witmer Local: John J. Landis
President and Delegate; J. Robert
Esbenshade Vice President and
Alternate Delegate; Harvey E.
Heller Secretary-Treasurer and
Delegate; Jeffrey L. Landis
Alternate Delegate.
IMPCO District 5 director Wade Groff, right, presents
Mervin Herr of Witmer with a plaque commefnorating 25
years of IMPCO membership.