Livestock & Range

Maurice Pitesky is a UC Cooperative Extension Specialist at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with a focus in poultry health and food safety epidemiology. He is working on a study looking at various contaminants (lead, PCBs etc.) in eggs from certain regions of CA.

Saharan mustard is originally from the Mediterranean. It was introduced to California where it became a weed, particularly in the dryer parts of the state. Livestock can be poisoned by Saharan mustard if they are kept in fields that have little else to eat but Saharan mustard.

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The 28th Vertebrate Pest Conference, an educational event for discussing and exchanging information on human-wildlife conflicts, will be held February 26 March 1, 2018 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sonoma Wine Country, Rohnert Park, California.

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