A researcher conducts field-based water quality monitoring on a cattle farm, measuring the pH of a water sample while a herd of curious cattle watches from the pasture. The research investigates whether water quality is linked to calf health outcomes, including diarrhea, to determine whether drinking water may contribute to illness. By connecting livestock health to environmental factors, the project could help identify risks on cow-calf farms and inform future water quality guidelines and management practices for the Canadian cow-calf industry.
