High levels of iron in water may hurt dairy products
Friday, July 13, 2012 - 07:01
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org) -- Cows are thirsty and with good reason they need to drink nearly 30 gallons of water a day to produce milk and stay healthy. That water needs to be high quality because much of the ingested water becomes milk, which is 87 percent water. But high levels of minerals in water due to shortages can be problematic for cows.