Higher Elevation Disease and Beef Cattle - Southern Farm Network

Higher Elevation Disease and Beef Cattle - Southern Farm Network

Did you know that high altitudes can have a significant impact on cattle herds? Kaylen Stearns, a graduate research assistant at Oklahoma State University, talked about “high altitude disease” and congestive heart failure in beef cattle. “High-altitude disease is a non-infectious disease in beef cattle that usually impacts cattle above 5,000 feet of elevation. It’s more common in the Mountain West. The lack of oxygen at those elevations causes h…