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The owners of the livestock farms and ranches often require accurate livestock scales which are easy to transport from one place to another so that the cattle can be weighed in familiar surroundings. Farmers are paid for their livestock according to the weight of the cattle. In the past, the customary method was to load the cattle in a truck and take them to the nearest weighing station for weighing. As most livestock are panicky creatures, the animals used to get frightened in the process of rounding them up and loading them in the truck, moving to the weighing station and being weighed in and unfamiliar environment resulting in lost weight through defecation and excessive urination. In the process, 5% to 8% of the animal weight was lost, which translates directly to an economic loss for the producer.
Today there are plenty of livestock scales which can be used in getting accurate weights for cattle and other livestock and can be placed on every type of terrain. These livestock scales can be very easily set up and arranged for many animals to be weighed at a time which ultimately shortens the weighing process. Livestock scales are available for both small and large animals.
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