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Livestock
Drinking Water
Testing
drinking water for livestock is an important step for diagnosing problems
related to water quality that could limit productivity and
profitability. It
is not uncommon for aesthetic problems, such as odors and
tastes, to cause water intake in livestock to drop.
This, in turn, can reduce productivity. Less frequently, bacterial
contamination can adversely affect animal health.
To
submit a livestock drinking water sample to the laboratory,
you should first obtain a free
sample mailer, available from the laboratory or from many county offices of the Penn
State Cooperative Extension. Payment
must be submitted with sample.
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Livestock Water Test
Packages
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Two
test packages are available. The
Basic Livestock Water Package includes
essential tests for assessing livestock drinking water quality. The
Basic Livestock Water Package Plus Bacteria includes
tests from the basic package plus tests for total coliform bacteria and E.
Coli.
 Basic
Livestock Water Package: pH,
total dissolved solids, nitrate-nitrogen, calcium, copper, iron,
manganese, magnesium, sodium, chloride, sulfate and
hardness................................................................. |
$42.00 |
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Basic Livestock
Water Package Plus Bacteria: pH,
total dissolved solids, nitrate-nitrogen, calcium, copper, iron,
manganese, magnesium, sodium, chloride, sulfate, hardness, plus
total coliform bacteria and E. Coli...................................................................................................... |
$70.00 |
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