Heat stress blamed for thousands of cattle deaths in Kansas

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Heat Wave Kills Thousands Of Cattle In Kansas [VIDEO]
June 17, 2022

NPR reports:

Intense heat that baked Kansas over the weekend is being blamed for killing thousands of cattle — a toll documented in striking images on social media.

In widely seen video footage, rows of carcasses are shown lined up along the edge of a farm field. State officials are blaming a heat wave that sent temperatures higher than 100 degrees.

A spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Agriculture confirmed to NPR on Thursday that “several weather factors combined which led to heat stress for cattle that impacted cattle producers.”

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