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Deaths of 200 Wisconsin cows attributed to pneumonia

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   Friday, January 21, 2011 - 11:04 a.m.
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TOWN OF STOCKTON—A state official says the 200 cattle that died in Portage County this month were stricken by a form of pneumonia that presents no risk to humans.
Donna Gilson is with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

She says testing is continuing, but early results have ruled out a bovine virus that causes respiratory and reproductive problems in cows.
Gilson says the deaths were traced to a “production problem” on the Town of Stockton farm. She declined to elaborate.
She says there’s no suspicion of a major animal disease that would need to be reported to authorities. She says nothing arose in the case that gave her department authority to investigate.
Gilson says reports of such die-offs aren’t common but do pop up from time to time.




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Sandman
Jan 22, 2011 at 5:06 p.m.
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Gremlins!

MarkinAmherst
Jan 22, 2011 at 3:26 p.m.
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Cause for 200 cow deaths Confirmed AIP
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The 200 dead cattle were discovered on a farm field on 4th Street in Amherst. Sunday, the bodies were taken out in semi-loads to be disposed of.

The farm's veterinarian says preliminary results show the animals died of acute interstitial pneumonia, also known as AIP. Samples from the dead animals were sent to Madison for testing.

The vet says the steers began to die early last week, with the last dying Saturday. The animals started showing symptoms of illness and then died within 12 hours. The vet says animals didn't respond to treatment.

The herd's owner declined to comment on the situation.

Investigators say there is no threat to people or other animals. The Portage County Humane Society is investigating the deaths.

The cattle on the farm are not quarantined

This is also a human problem too. And if you should get it? Here is what you need to know. .

Acute interstitial pneumonitis (also known as acute interstitial pneumonia or Hamman–Rich syndrome) is a rare, severe lung disease which usually affects otherwise healthy individuals. As of 2010, there is no known cause or treatment. The most common symptoms of acute interstitial pneumonitis are cough, fever, and difficulties breathing. These often occur over a period of one to two weeks before medical attention is sought. Difficulties breathing can quickly progress to an inability to breathe without support (respiratory failure). Acute interstitial pneumonitis typically progresses rapidly, with hospitalization and mechanical ventilation often required only days to weeks after initial symptoms of cough, fever, and difficulties breathing develop. Treatment is primarily supportive. Management in an intensive care unit is required and the need for mechanical ventilation is common. Therapy with corticosteroids is generally attempted, though their usefulness has not been established. The only treatment that has met with success to date is a lung transplant.

No one knows the source or how it spreads

janesvillean
Jan 22, 2011 at 11:23 a.m.
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jtmek, the usual process on such stories would quickly turn to violations of privacy and often personal attacks on the subjects of stories. The Gazette, as I understand it, just doesn't have the staff to keep up with that kind of discussion.
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Chemtrails. Of course. It couldn't possibly be a well-understood medical phenomenon.

fromtheheart
Jan 22, 2011 at 7:22 a.m.
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Of course there is something wrong going on here. It is happening around the world. People have known of the poisoning from chem trails for years. They also know if there is a shortage of food the government will have to take over the food supply and decide who lives and who dies. Google deaths of animals around the world.

tugger
Jan 22, 2011 at 7:03 a.m.
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I have read many articles concerning the death of these cows and have yet to find out if all the cows died at once. I find it very hard to believe that 200 cows would all tip over at once. A disease in herd of cows is not unusual. I think it is the lack of information in this story that raises eyebrows. Who knows? Maybe it is Chemtrails. Where is Ron Paul when we need answers!

bassman
Jan 22, 2011 at 6:04 a.m.
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While growing up on a farm,I witnessed on several occasions herds of cattle all dying at once from lightning striking a tree they were under.. I don't think we had a storm like this lately. Something is just not right here !!

doc0430
Jan 21, 2011 at 8:38 p.m.
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So it's just a coincidence 200 of them all died at once from Pneumonia? Yeah just like the 3000 birds and the 100,000 drum fish down in Arkansas, I'm not buying it for some reason. Wouldn't it be like our Government to not want to cause a scare until the figure it all out? Thats it, I'm only eating Chicken until the figure all of this out and tell us the truth! Put on your aluminum hats again folks, the worlds coming to an end just like the Mayans predicted, 2012 is less than a year away now!!
Now think about that and try sleeping tonight!! I'm sure this one will get all the nutts coming out of the wood work, so I'm ready, go ahead and tell me how wrong I am...... :)

dtb
Jan 21, 2011 at 4:05 p.m.
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All is well, nothing to worry about here, nothing to see here, you folks just go on home all is well.......

chelleandlou
Jan 21, 2011 at 3:13 p.m.
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It seems odd that 200 cows would get pnemonia all at once and die all at once. There would have been symptoms of illness. This is just as strange as birds dropping from the sky.

DwightKSchrute
Jan 21, 2011 at 2:22 p.m.
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bassman, if they died in a short period of time, especially from pneumonia, it is no unusual. Growing up on a pig farm, if pneumonia did happen to get into one of the barns, dozens of pigs would typically die in a short period of time. Now there are ways to inoculate against most of the diseases, but it spreads fast.

bassman
Jan 21, 2011 at 1:04 p.m.
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I want to know did they all die in one evening or over a period of time ? I don't remember seeing this in previous reports. Maybe I missed it.But if they all died in a short period of time there is way more to this story than what we are being told.

gpawcat
Jan 21, 2011 at 12:54 p.m.
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Obviously, this is Chemtrails poisoning. I never believed it until the birds, fish, and now cows.

jtmek
Jan 21, 2011 at 12:19 p.m.
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I think the whole disabling comments thing has gone WAY too far!! If you look at the Madison and Milwaukee news stations, they allow you to comment on stories. The gazette did a lousy job of covering the CO poisoning on the south side and then you couldn't even comment on the fact that they were all okay when it finally did print a very vague article.

Eviller
Jan 21, 2011 at 11:43 a.m.
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Wow! We get to COMMENT!

frogger
Jan 21, 2011 at 11:29 a.m.
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Wow we get to comment on a death??!!

kiva524
Jan 21, 2011 at 11:15 a.m.
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Great Farmer!

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