US: Up to 100,000 cattle die in blizzard
14/10/2013
Silvia Christen, executive director of the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, said most ranchers she had spoken to estimated between 20% and 50% of their herds had been killed.
“I have never heard of anything like it,” she said. “And none of the ranchers I have talked to can remember anything like it.”
Local reports say state officials are calculating the multimillion-dollar impact to the regional economy from Friday’s storm, as ranchers began digging out cattle that are buried beneath the snow.
The next immediate challenge for ranchers will be carcass disposal to prevent the spread of disease.
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