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Recommended Animal Handling Guidelines and Audit Guide 2007 EditionRecommended Truck Loading Densities(Source: National Institute for Animal Agriculture)Feedlot Fed Steers Horned or Tipped or more than No Horns (polled)Or Cows, Avg. Wt. 10 percent Horned and Tipped800 lbs. (360 kg) 10.90 sq. ft. (1.01 sq m) 0.40 sq. ft. (0.97 sq m)1000 lbs. (454 kg) 12.80 sq. ft. (1.20 sq m) .00 sq. ft. (1.11 sq m)1200 lbs. (545 kg) 15.30 sq. ft. (1.42 sq m) 4.50 sq. ft. (1.35 sq m)1400 lbs. (635 kg) 19.00 sq. ft. (1.76 sq m) 8.00 sq. ft. (1.67 sq m)Lambs and Sheep Shorn Full Fleece60 lbs. (27 kg) 2.13 sq. ft. (0.20 sq m) .24 sq. ft. (0.21 sq m)80 lbs.(36 kg) 2.50 sq. ft. (0.23 sq m) .60 sq. ft. (0.24 sq m)100 lbs. (45 kg) 2.80 sq. ft. (0.26 sq m) .95 sq. ft. (0.27 sq m)120 lbs. (54 kg) 3.20 sq. ft. (0.30 sq m) 3.36 sq. ft. (0.31 sq m)Truck Space Requirements for Cattle(Cows, range animals or feedlot animals with horns or tipped horns;for feedlot steers and heifers without horns, increase by 5 percent)Avg. WeightNumber of cattle per running foot of truck floor(92 in. internal truck width or 233.7 cm.)*600 lbs. / 272 kg .9800 lbs. / 363 kg .71,000 / 453 kg .61,200 / 544 kg .51,400 / 635 kg .4Examples (1,000 lb. cattle):44 foot single deck trailer – 44 X 0.6 = 26 head horned, 27 head polled.44 ft. possum belly (four compartments, 10 ft. front compartment; two middle double decks, 25 ft. each; 9ft. rear compartment, total of 69 ft. of lineal floor space) - 69 X .06 = 41 head of horned cattle and 43 headof polled cattle.Measure the total lineal footage of floor space in YOUR truck. *In metric, this is the number ofanimals in each 31 cm. long segment of truck length.10AMIHandlingSlaughterGuidelines07.1AMIJune 11, 2007
Recommended Animal Handling Guidelines and Audit Guide 2007 EditionTruck Space Requirements for Calves(Applies to all animals in the 200 to 450 lb. / 90-203 kg. weight range)Avg. WeightNumber of calves per running foot of truck floor(92 inch or 233.7 cm. internal truck width)*200 lbs. / 90 kg .0250 lbs. / 113 kg .8300 lbs. / 136 kg .6350 lbs. / 159 kg .4400 lbs. / 181 kg .2450 lbs. / 204 kg .1Examples (450 lb. calves)44 ft. single deck trailer - 44 X 1.1 = 48 head 44 ft. double deck trailer - 88 Z 1.1 97 head.*In metric, this is the number of animals in each 31 cm. long segment of truck length.Truck Space Requirements for Sheep(Use for slaughter sheep, load 5 percent fewer if sheep have heavy or wet fleeces.)Avg. WeightNumber of sheep per running foot of truck floor(92-in. or 233.7 cm. internal truck width)*60 lbs. / 27 kg 3.680 lbs. / 36 kg 3.0100 lbs. / 45 kg .7120 lbs. / 54 kg .4Example (120 lb. sheep)44 ft. triple deck trailer - 44 X 3 X 2.4 = 317 shorn sheep, 302 wooly sheep.*In metric, this is the number of animals in each 31 cm. long segment of truck length.11AMIHandlingSlaughterGuidelines07.1AMIJune 11, 2007
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