Impacts from Wildfires on Livestock Health and Production: Producer Perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Wildfires are increasing in frequency and severity across the Western United States. However, there is limited information available on the impacts these fires are having on the livelihood of livestock producers and their animals. This work presents the results of a survey evaluating the direct and indirect impacts of the 2020 wildfire season on beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, and goat, producers in California, Oregon, and Nevada. Seventy completed surveys were collected between May and July 2021. While dairy producers reported no direct impacts from the fires, beef, sheep, and goat producers were impacted by evacuations and pasture lost to fires. Only beef producers reported losses due to burns and burn-associated deaths or euthanasia. Dairy, beef, sheep, and goat producers observed red

SUBMITTER: O'Hara KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8614491 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature