Road Trip. Day 6. Swan Hill., originally uploaded by norbography.

I have had a few people ask me about these signs, well, the one sign in particular.

Dead stock is any animal that has died in transit. It is unfortunate, but often sheep or cattle do die in transit. It is a cold hard fact of life.

I am not sure what the truck drivers are supposed to do with any dead animals, but I have heard that on a bad day they can lose as many as 10% of the load.