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	<description>Information on Equine and Livestock Hauling and Handling</description>
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		<title>Livestock Transport Relaunch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Livestock Transport has just released a new version of the site.  The site has been upgraded with new socail features like ratings, feedback, comments, and messaging.  We have a news feed to keep you in touch with news items and new shipping request and trip tickets http://www.livestock-transport.com/feed (so subscribe now). ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livestocktransportblog.com/2010/06/livestock-transport-relaunch/</link>
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		<title>How to Buy a Horse Trailer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you own one horse or several, a horse trailer will provide a convenient way to travel with your horses to shows, rodeos, camping sites, horse trails, or wherever you need to take your horses. Horse trailers are also useful in case of an emergency if you have to evacuate your horses or get them to a veterinarian in a hurry. But buying a horse trailer can be a little confusing because there are so many different types and styles available. Here are some things to look for when shopping for a horse trailer.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livestocktransportblog.com/2010/04/how-to-buy-a-horse-trailer/</link>
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		<title>Preparation Is Key To Helping Livestock In A Weather Emergency Situation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If livestock is an integral part of your livelihood, then you know that their safety and well-being should be uppermost in your mind at all times. Losing even a small percentage of your animals or fowl can mean the difference between your long-term success and financial disaster. If you live in high-risk areas, preparation is a key to helping your livestock survive during a weather-related emergency situation. Here are a few basic steps that livestock owners should take before disaster strikes. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livestocktransportblog.com/2010/04/preparation-is-key-to-helping-livestock-in-a-weather-emergency-situation/</link>
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		<title>What Items Are Couriers Not Allowed To Carry?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The types of cargo that a Miami courier service can or cannot carry depend a great deal on the specifics of the courier company in question. There are permits and licenses which can be obtained which will allow a courier company to transport goods which they might otherwise not be allowed to move. This is important to inquire about if you are trying to ship anything which is governed by its own types of laws, such as medical material or pharmaceutical products. These both require special permits and designations on the part of the courier company because there are specialized requirements involved in shipping them, for example, in the way that extra security is required whenever moving drugs, because there is a high risk in moving cargo of this nature. The only blanket rule you can apply to all courier companies is that they will not move anything which it is illegal to possess, as this would obviously also leave them liable in regards to the illegality of the item or product in question.

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		<link>http://www.livestocktransportblog.com/2009/09/what-items-are-couriers-not-allowed-to-carry/</link>
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		<title>Humane Society, Hurting Livestock Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are bad places in every industry but representing it as normal and a means to shut it down while, on other fronts NAIS and a new food safety regulation program seeks to shut down the smaller producers as well as anyone raising their own food it leaves a question. Who will feed America when small producers can't and large ones are shut down?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livestocktransportblog.com/2009/03/humane-society-hurting-livestock-industry/</link>
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		<title>Advanced Technology Looms for Truck Drivers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the Modern Tire Dealer, technology is in development for a microchip to be implanted in tires. Tire dealers can use the chips for inventory reasons while the technology could also mean tracking rigs. The chips could be used not only in large truck tires but passenger tires and light and medium truck tires. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livestocktransportblog.com/2009/01/advanced-technology-looms-for-truck-drivers/</link>
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		<title>Returning to Basics – Safety Begins Before the Key is turned</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you have hauled animals for years or are new to hauling it pays to keep the basics in mind. It doesn’t matter if you’re hauling cattle to the next state, horses to a show, pigs to market or sheep and goats to sales these basics can help save money, time and animals. 

This can boil down to 7 check points and 5 considerations which, if done every time you slide into the rig, can reduce the problems and increase the safety. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livestocktransportblog.com/2008/12/returning-to-basics-%e2%80%93-safety-begins-before-the-key-is-turned/</link>
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		<title>Does Your Horse Need Electrolytes while Traveling?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The technical summer season may be dwindling down, but the heat is definitely not.  In many parts of the country, cities and states are still seeing temperatures in the upper 90s and even 100s.  With the heat and humidity, horses being transported for long distances, especially in climates they are not used to are prone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livestocktransportblog.com/2008/09/does-your-horse-need-electrolytes-while-traveling/</link>
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		<title>Tips for Loading Donkeys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Horses aren&#8217;t the only equines that need to be transported from place to place.  Donkeys are often hauled whether it is across the country or to a local show.  However, few transporters take into consideration the special attention that donkeys require. First and foremost, it&#8217;s important to understand that you can&#8217;t rush a donkey.  If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livestocktransportblog.com/2008/08/tips-for-loading-donkeys/</link>
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		<title>Reducing Fuel Costs When Transporting Livestock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many horse and livestock owners are affected by the rising costs of fuel and the added cost of fuel prices have forced some horse owners to reduce some of their summer activities, like hauling to horse shows and participating in trail rides. However, there are several things that horse owners can do to help maximize [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livestocktransportblog.com/2008/07/reducing-fuel-costs-when-transporting-livestock/</link>
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