THE deaths of more than 10,000 feedlot cattle in the United States have been drawing plenty of attention in the past week, with graphic pictures emerging online and debate raging about the cause of the incident.
While there were some wild theories about how it happened, evidence is pointing to heat stress – with the perfect storm of hot, humid, still weather and not much relief at night.
One of the most noticeable parts of the Kansas feedlot pictures was a large absence of shade, a complicated issue in the US.
While the Australian lot feeding industry has had a major focus on it in…
