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I Farmers Lose Millions To Three 'Robbers' Three ' robbers" are taking rm, lions of dollars from farmers each vear^ These robbers are livestock diseases, parasites and plain care lessness. Annual losses from just two dairy diseases, brucellosis and mastitis, run ciosc to $20U.OU0.UOU a year, in addition to the losses from do/i-ns of other animal diseases. Of all dairy calves born, 2-1 per cent , never live to reach maturity. Of 1 those that do live, only 17 per cent i are still in the milking line at 10 years of age. Ten per cent of all baby chicks and 15 per cent of all poults w ill not j live 56 days. Only 60 per cent ot ! the spring pig crop will li\e to reach maturity. Additional millions of dollars of livestock losses also result each year from external and internal parasites. Finally, a heavy loss is ! caused by injuries and deaths due to careless loading and hauling of livestock to market.
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