Here's What Killed Those Dead Cows

Toxic sweet potatoes were included in their feed

By Evann Gastaldo

Posted Jan 31, 2011 1:38 PM CST

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Here's What Killed Those 200 Dead Cows in Wisconsin — The cows were done in by sweet potatoes. (?karlfrankowski)

The latest mass animal death mystery has been solved: The 200 cows that dropped dead in a Wisconsin pasture two weeks ago were killed by, of all things, moldy sweet potatoes. The farmer who owned them originally suspected disease, but investigators ruled that out and determined the cows were likely poisoned by the spoiled sweet potatoes, which were included in their feed, Aol News reports. Click here for more.

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