Grazing lambs on pastures regrown after wildfires did not significantly alter metal content in meat and wool

Grazing lambs on pastures regrown after wildfires did not significantly alter metal content in meat and wool

Wildfires can drastically change rangeland by depositing ash contaminated with metals that are not part of normal diets. This can pose health threats to humans and animals. This risk, along with alterations of essential minerals in livestock grazing on regrowth on burnt lands, is not well known. To...

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Main Authors: Sarah Depenbrock, Jennie Lane, Makda Asrat, Robert Poppenga, Sabine Hargrave, Bret McNabb, Valerie Eviner, Munashe Chigerwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2023-02-01
Series:California Agriculture
Subjects:
grazing
lambs
minerals
rangelands
ruminants
wildfires
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.2022a0016

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http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.2022a0016

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