I have several neighbors that have ponds and cattle. The cattle is fenced out of the ponds but there is some run-off into the ponds. The ponds have some algae which is typical. Each lake drains through PVC piping in the dam and into a underground tank with water flow control floats - made for watering cattle. The algae is very thick in the concrete watering tanks.
The ponds and cattle are both new hobbies for my neighbors and they are concerned that the nasty algae in the tanks will make the cattle sick. Is this a real concern? Anything they can do about algae in the watering tanks?
Any comments from experience cattle ranchers are appreciated. (Meadowlark?)

Jeff Gaines