date:Aug 17, 2012
The Colorado Department of Agriculture said Aug. 15 the two cows were on two separate but adjacent ranches. The previous week, 60 cows died at a Logan County ranch. One animal tested positive for anthrax. Animal health officials said all the cows likely died of the disease, according to AP.
This is not an uncommon occurrence with anthrax because adjacent properties may also contain the anthrax spores in the soil; we certainly hoped there wouldnt be other herds affected but this is the nature of