Livestock management practices such as disease control, feeding, and salting are done in a manner to protect water quality. Such practices include:

· Livestock Parasite Control- Managing this site properly will reduce internal parasites and pathogens that may be excreted in manure or urine. Rotating livestock systematically will decrease the amount of time animals are in direct contact with parasites. This interruption of contact will break the parasite/host cycle.

· Supplemental Feeding and Salting- These feeding practices minimize livestock concentration near water and facilitate more uniform livestock distribution thru ought the site.

Below, notice the severely compacted soils and sparse vegetation. Distribution of water and feeding areas will cause the animals to evenly disperse.

Water Quality Standards
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