EXPERIMENTAL RAILCAR FOR TRANSPORT OF CATTLE

The transportation of feeder cattle in a railcar modified to allow in-transit feeding and watering was studied. Cattle shipped in the railcar shrank about 6% compared to about 10% for those shipped equivalent distance by truck. The feedlot recovery rate for cattle shipped by both railcar and truck was the same at the end of 48 days.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers for presentation at the Winter Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11-14, 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Agricultural Engineers

  2950 Niles Road, P.O. Box 410
  St Joseph, MI  United States  49085
• Authors:
  • ASHBY, B H
  • Sharp, A J
  • Friend, T H
  • Bailey, W A
  • Irwin, M R
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Pagination: 13 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Livestock; Loss and damage; Motor carriers; Physical distribution; Race cars; Shrinkage
• Old TRIS Terms: Livestock transportation
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00317432
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASAE 79-6510 Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1980 12:00AM