The Special Transport Vehicle Design Of For Transport Stress Syndrome Of Beef Cattle

In China, calves are normally bred in northern and fattened in south. When calvesare transported from northern to southern, transport stress syndrome which is alsocalled Transport Stress Syndrome of Beef Cattle (TSSBC) was found frequently incattle transport process. This syndrome is due to a variety of stress caused bylong-distance transport, such as heat, cold, wind, rain, hunger, thirst, extrusion, shock,bump, gregarious, seasoning, the manual labor, environmental change, and theunderlying diseases. These stress factors lead to decreased body resistance,pathogenic microorganisms (such as Mycoplasma, Pasteurella multocida, Escherichiacoli) infection, disease symptom in respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract, andgeneral pathological reaction (such as fever, depression, loss of appetite, roughenedhair coats, cough, asthma, flow of viscous or pus nasal fluid, diarrhea, bloody stool,arthritis, conjunctivitis, extremely thin, and failure death). The transport stresssyndrome has caused economic lost in the Chinese beef cattle raising industry.Moreover, accompany with the international/national animal business development inChina, transport stress syndrome will cost increasingly lost in not only livestockindustry but also poultry industryIn order to reduce the morbidity and mortality of TSSBC, this research aimed todesign and produce a special vehicle for cattle transportation. First It could not onlyeffectively control the temperature and humidity during the transport through windowblinds and fans, but also provide effectively shelter (tarpaulin) to protect animals fromrain, snow and sunshine. Second Between the double-deckers, there are facilities toadjust the room for each cattle. Third On the floor, slide-proof mat was usedeffectively to prevent cattle from slipping and to provide protection for cattle hoofs.The mat can also reduce the waste of disposable litter and save the trouble of cleaninglitter. The last A vertical lifting facility was installed in the truck tail, which makes thecattle lifting much easier. The tail lifting can also improve the animal welfare whenthe animals were uploaded and downloaded in different destinations. After the economic analysis,the research indicated that this trailer can reduce thecattle losses during the transport the cattle welfare.It is proved to be a better choice inthe industry.