Initial research indicates dairy goats used to clear poison oak do not transfer toxicant to milk

Kouakou, B; Rampersad, D; Rodriguez, E; Brown, D

Initial research indicates dairy goats used to clear poison oak do not transfer toxicant to milk

Authors

Brou Kouakou
David Rampersad
Eloy Rodriguez
Dan L. Brown

Authors Affiliations

B. Kouakou conducted these experiments as part of his M.S. program in Animal Science at UC Davis and is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition, Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; D. Rampersad is a postdoctoral fellow in Developmental and Cell Biology, UC Iroine; E. Rodriguez is Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology, UC Iroine; D. L. Brown is Associate Professor of Animal Science, UC Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 46(3):4-6. DOI:10.3733/ca.v046n03p4. May 1992.

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Abstract

Dairy goats that eat poison oak do not transfer detectible amounts of the toxic principle, urushiol, to the milk or to the urine. Furthermore, this oily, toxic irritant is found in goat manure at less than 9% of its concentration in poison oak leaves. What does all this portend? That farmers using dairy goats to clear poison oak need not worry about contaminating the goats' milk with urushiol. More studies are underway.

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