The black summer bushfires: impacts and risk factors for livestock bushfire injury in south-eastern Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 2019/2020 Australian bushfires were the largest bushfire event in modern Australian history. While actions to mitigate risk to homes from bushfires are well reported, there is very little research reported on the impacts of bushfires on livestock. With an increasing incidence of bushfires predicted, there is an urgent need to identify how farmers can best protect their livestock.

Objectives

Compare bushfire affected farms with and without injured livestock to identify associations between risk factors and bushfire injury. Infer management approaches that can be used to reduce bushfire injury in livestock.

Method

A case-control study using a structured interview questionnaire, delivered in late 2020 to cattle and sheep farmers in south-eastern Australia

SUBMITTER: Cowled BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9546107 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature