Moldy Sweet Potatoes Culprit for Mass Cow Deaths

A while back, I blogged about a curiously strange occurrence where 200 cows were randomly found dead in a field in Wisconsin.  Experts have identified the murderer.

I was wondering if this random mass cow death was linked to the flocks of birds and schools of fish dying, but apparently that is not so.  As it turns out, a toxin that was produced in moldy sweet potatoes that the cows were snacking on was the culprit for these cow deaths.  I'm switching back to regular french fries.

AOL News Reports:

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/29/mystery-of-200-dead-cows-in-wisconsin-solved/?icid=maing|main5|dl1|sec3_lnk2|40123