The first scientific study in the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Metabolism Barn at the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence will identify how different levels of sulphates in water affect beef cattle.
The first scientific study in the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Metabolism Barn at the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence will identify how different levels of sulphates in water affect beef cattle.
“A lot of marginal land is used for growing grass and is suitable for raising cattle, but sometimes the only source of water isn’t that great. In some cases, cattle can survive drinking poor quality water, but they won’t necessarily thrive,” said Colby Elford with Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture.
Elford and Leah Clark, both livestock and feed extension specialists based in Moose Jaw, are leading the sulphate research project that is funded under the new Strategic Field Program through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), a federal-provincial initiative. The extension specialists contracted Dr. Greg Penner (PhD), an associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan, to conduct the research.
It’s research that would not be possible without the LFCE’s new barn and adjacent laboratories.
Continue reading at University of Saskatchewan.
Image via University of Saskatchewan.
