Why did cattle drives come to an end

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Micah Meyers

25 April, 17:20

Why did cattle drives come to an end

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Malia Fernandez · Answer 1

Cattle drives come to an end because of the invention of the barbed wire and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Thousands of cattle also perished due to an outbreak of Texas Fever and the Great Winter, which also contributed to the end of the famous cattle drives of the Old West.