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A Day in the Life of Toby the Guard Dog (Livestock Guardian Dog at Work)

Swine or pigs were domesticated by 7000 BCE in the Middle East and China. The earliest evidence of horse domestication dates to around 4000 BCE. Older English sources, such as the King James Version of the Bible, refer to livestock in general as "cattle", as opposed to the word "deer", which then was used for wild animals which were not owned. Is the trailer for back road use or for traveling on the highway? Aside from that, you also need to know the type of farm animals that will be transported as well as the estimated total weight of the cargo. 2. Check if your tow vehicle is designed for handling a trailer. Your tow vehicle should be equipped with a hitch. The online media, fortunately for us, is now offering a broader array of helpful and informational resources that feature interesting facts about different farm animals. The information also deals with practices in successfully rearing them. Insights and facts that could prove useful to farmers and animal product manufacturers could be seen as a major plus. Another notable case is that animals like chicken and pigs must travel inside temperature-controlled conditions. For instance, pigs are vulnerable to extreme temperatures, stress, and injury. Last, and another vital precaution, is for handlers to always stay alert and have an escape route when instances get out of hand. According to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, the livestock industry in 2005 generated over P800 billion value of production. This staggering amount has created allied industries worth billions of pesos as well. These include, among others, feed milling, marketing and distribution, manufacture of veterinary drugs and supplies, fresh meat production, and a multitude of other foods, cosmetics and industrial products. Livestock that are closely related to each other have similar genes, which are transmitted to their offspring. These offspring may have a high concentration of the parents favorable genes. However, inferior genes, which were not visible in the parents, may show up also strongly in the young. Therefore, inbreeding may produce a small animal that lacks resistance to disease. 

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