John A. Paterson, PhD
Extension Beef Specialist
Montana State University
Shrink of a 600 lb calf which was penned, sorted, weighed and transported for 8 hours |
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Factor of shrink |
% Shrink |
Pounds lost |
30 min. preliminary sorting |
.5 |
3 |
Weighing and loading |
3.0 |
18 |
First 4 hours of trucking |
4.0 |
24 |
Second 4 hours of trucking |
1.0 |
6 |
Total shrink |
8.5 |
51 |
Time in transit and cattle shrink |
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Hours in Moving Truck |
% Shrink |
Days required to recover pay weight |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2-8 |
4-6 |
4-8 |
8-16 |
6-8 |
8-16 |
16-24 |
8-10 |
16-24 |
24-32 |
10-12 |
24-30 |
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