Kansas Heat Wave Kills Around 10,000 Fat Cattle as Temperatures Reach over 100 Degrees Fahrenheit
Thousands of Cattle Reported Dead Image Source About 10,000 fat cattle have died in Kansas feedlots because of the heat wave that is going on right now Final death counts are still coming in, but livestock experts told DTN that this early estimate put the centre of those deaths in Ulysses, Kansas.DTN's calls to feedlots in the area and to ranchers whose animals were seen in photos of dead cattle that were shared privately were not answered right away. Before these heartbreaking deaths, the temperature in the area was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, there was humidity, and there wasn't much wind to help cool the animals down. On June 11, temperature readings in Ulysses started to come in at more than 100 degrees. On June 13, the high temperature was said to be 104 degrees, and the humidity was between 18 and 35 percent. On June 14, the temperature and humidity started to go down a bit. Highs had been in the 80s just a few days before the heat wave hit. Corbitt Wall, a cattle analy...