75,000 cattle die in the West each year from high altitude

Cattle are similar to people. Many don’t thrive at high altitude. A large number even die from high altitude pulmonary edema-

The article below is about attempts to breed altitude resistant cattle. I’d rather see “slow elk” off  the mountain meadows at 8500 feet or higher.

Cattle focus of high-altitude research in NM. By Melanie Dabovich. Associated Press Writer

4 thoughts on “75,000 cattle die in the West each year from high altitude

  1. “We should immediately compensate the ranchers for their losses ! It’s outrageous that nature should be allowed to take this kind of toll on the Cowboy Way of Life, jeopardizing the custom and culture of five generations!”

  2. That is all we need, a genetic line of altitude-resistant cattle so they destroy the high altitude pristine places.

  3. You can bet the wolves get credit for every one that dies in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico – on paper at least.

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