Others who live there have said that cattle have endured extreme heat in the past. A few died in those circumstances, but not all of them. There is quite a bit of speculation going on, including some who suspect they've been poisoned, either through their feed or water.

What a mystery.....Have to feel for the ranchers though, to lose your entire herd.

Quote:The current heat wave blazing through Kansas feedlots has killed an estimated 10,000 head of fat cattle.

Final death numbers continue to come in, but that early estimate was shared with DTN by livestock experts, who put the geographical center point for those deaths at Ulysses, Kansas.

DTN calls to feedlots in the area and to ranchers whose branded animals were seen in some privately shared photos of dead cattle were not immediately returned.

What is known is that leading up to these heartbreaking losses, temperatures in the area were over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, there was humidity, and there was little to no wind to help cool the animals. Temperature readings reported for Ulysses began to exceed the 100-degree mark on June 11. By June 13, the high temperature was reported at 104 degrees, with humidity levels ranging from 18% to 35%. Temperature and humidity levels began to break some on June 14. Just a few days prior to the heat setting in, highs had been in the 80s.

Quote:NIGHTTIME COOLING IS KEY

Large losses in feedlots due to heat stress seem to start every year around June, said veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff, who works with Kansas State University Extension. He explained that when there is a "perfect storm" of too much heat and no opportunity for nighttime cooling, cattle can accumulate heat and die from the stress. It's a situation, he added, that can hit both feedlot and grazing animals.

"Heat stress doesn't happen all at one time. Cattle accumulate heat during the day, and then over the nighttime hours, it takes four to six hours for them to dissipate that heat. As long as we have a cooling effect at night, cattle can mostly handle the heat. Where we run into issues is where we have two to four days in a row of minimal nighttime cooling, and we start the day with the heat load we accumulated the day before still there," he said.

Tarpoff, who spoke with DTN, worked as an associate feedlot veterinarian in Canada before moving to Kansas. He said it's not uncommon to see issues with heat stress even that far north. And he pointed out that not all animals within a herd, group, or pen are affected by heat stress in the same way. A previous bout with respiratory disease that may have led to scarred lungs can make it difficult for that animal to cool itself. And there are other pretty basic reasons some cattle just don't handle the heat as well as others.

"The second week of June is when, historically, we start to see this, and I think a lot of it has to do with the hair coat. Cattle can adapt to almost any environment on earth, but they need time. At this point in the season, a lot of them have not fully shed that winter hair coat and slicked off," he said, adding that the fact that the majority of the U.S. cow herd is black also means they can't cool as efficiently.

In this most recent reported loss, many of the animals appeared close to going to processors. They were fat, and Tarpoff added that in cases like this, once these layers of fat develop, it can put animals at more risk of heat stress.

https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag...ted-10-000

In season 1 of Skinwalker Ranch on History, a cow died from radiation and looked similar to those in the video.

I don't know but I'm pretty sure the heat didn't kill all them cows.

Another food processing center went up in flames also.

Seems to be one about every 3-5 days. There's definitely something F@#%'ed up going on out there.

Eco/Food terrorism?!?

A bovine Jonestown???

Biden told us we were going to have food shortages.

(06-16-2022 06:59 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  Biden told us we were going to have food shortages.

He also told us they had "the most extensive voter fraud organization in American History".

The Dems killed the cattle b/c they were sick and tired of the cows farting and screwing up climate change.

Heat didn’t kill all of these animals. Good Lord the stupidity of dumbed down Americans is rearing it’s ugly head. We had cattle in west Texas heat much harsher than what Kansas has and very few animals if any succumbed to heat. The rancher better get to the bottom of this. My guess is tainted food or water.