Health, welfare and biosecurity of livestock exposed to Australian bushfires

Bushfire exposure is associated with increased pH and dark-cutting in beef longissimus thoracis at grading.

Melindee Hastie, Graham Hepworth, Alison Hillman, Brendan Cowled, Caitlin Pfeiffer, Robyn D Warner

2023-03-01

To investigate if bushfire exposure is associated with increased loin pH, this study analysed temporal and geospatial data on fire..

Livestock exposure to bushfires and meat, offal and carcase quality: Is there an association?

Alison Hillman, Rohan Sadler, Melanie Smith, Caitlin Pfeiffer, Robert Barwell, Alison Lee, Catherine Fraser, Janine Lau, Brendan Cowled

2022-08-10

The occurrence of bushfires (wildfires) is increasing with climate change in many areas of the world. In Australia, the 2019/20 bu..

The Australian 2019/2020 Black Summer Bushfires: Analysis of the Pathology, Treatment Strategies and Decision Making About Burnt Livestock.

Brendan D Cowled, Melanie Bannister-Tyrrell, Mark Doyle, Henry Clutterbuck, Jeff Cave, Alison Hillman, Karren Plain, Caitlin Pfeiffer, Michael Laurence, Michael P Ward

2022-01-15

In 2019/2020, Australia experienced a severe bushfire event, with many tens of thousands of livestock killed or euthanized. Little..

Effects of Heat Stress and Climate Change Induced Bushfires on Beef Meat Quality

Robyn D Warner, Melindee Hastie, Paula A Gonzalez-Rivas, Surinder S Chauhan, Minh Ha, Caitlin Pfeiffer, Allison Hilman, Brendan Cowled

2021-01-01