What caused the cattle industry to lose profitability?

a-during this time, pork became more popular and considered the "new meat".

b-beef went down in price and farmers could not move the cattle due to fences.

c-settlers became vegetarians and did not eat meat.

d-when the cows became too large, it became more difficult to herd them.

e-due to disease, cattle became sick and unable to be processed for meat.