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Post by linsal on Sept 11, 2011 18:41:20 GMT -5
Ok..so I should know this but I don't. I have a small project I'd like to do using treated lumber. Cattle will have access to the lumber. There is a "certain" type of treated lumber I should not use as I believe it is poisonous to cattle. What is it? tia.
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Post by papapap on Sept 11, 2011 19:21:56 GMT -5
I think it is creosote treated that could be a problem from feed stored in contact or cattle licking the boards. Arsenic was a part of the pressure treated process but I think it has been removed or replaced.
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Post by clayknob on Sept 14, 2011 0:54:14 GMT -5
I agree with papapap, standard lumber yard treated lumber is ok as long as the animals don't nibble on it. I have a sheet from the electric co. with rules on using telephone poles as fence, and they only approve if the fence will not come into contact with feed, the animal will not be able to nibble on the wood, and the animal will not be able to rub on the wood. The electric co. sheet read that way for both cresote and arsenic treated. On the other hand we've used cresote fences in the feed lot for 15 years now and haven't had a problem.
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