Arkansas Livestock Producers Encouraged to Test Cattle Drinking Water
Arkansas -(Ammoland.com)- Livestock producers in Southwest Arkansas are encouraged to take advantage of free water quality sampling being offered by South Arkansas University’s Natural Resource Research Center in Magnolia.
The NRRC is a key partner in the Controlled Access and Livestock Fencing initiative, which aims to work with livestock producers to control cattle access to streams for the betterment of their operations and the environment. As part of the initiative, the NRRC is providing free water quality sampling for eligible producers.
If cattle drink from free flowing rivers or streams, landowners might want to consider testing that water for bacteria, sediments, heavy metals, pH and more as they all have the potential to affect livestock health and weight gains. Dr. Shane Gadberry with the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture says understanding and knowing drinking water quality can be a valuable management tool in beef cattle production systems, especially when trying to solve or prevent cattle health and production problems. “If a properly sampled water quality analysis reveals substances are outside of the range considered safe …Read the Rest
Source:: AmmoLand
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