Posted
4/20/2008 02:08:00 PM
by Douglas
Cattle ranchers: Don't let wildebeests mingle with your
heifers. They might tell you they're going to use protection, but they're lying.
About 130 cows grazing on a Texas ranch became infected with a deadly virus that's carried only by wildebeests but not harmful to humans, agricultural officials said Friday.
The wildebeests, native to Africa, were on an undisclosed private Texas ranch that holds various wild animals.
Although the wildebeests' fate is not known, the cattle they infected will be destroyed and their owners compensated, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said.
Texans have long feared their females catchin' something nasty from Africa. Here's proof.