title: Water quality for cattle.
abstract: Water is often considered the most important livestock nutrient. It can carry both nutrients and toxic materials and can be a source of poisoning, although death losses are not common. More likely are questions of low-level contaminants or nutrient interactions that affect productivity. This article characterizes the major contaminants of water, their expected effects, and means to evaluate their presence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, McFarland & Farm Road, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA. sandra.morgan@okstate.edu
authors.forename: Sandra E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000458:Cyanobacteria; D004326:Drinking / Q000502:physiology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D052998:Microcystins / Q000633:toxicity; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D052998:Microcystins; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water; D012965:Sodium Chloride