Floate, says, is approximately 250 pages long and is written specifically for the layperson, so readers do not need to know fancy, scientific language in order to read or understand the book. So I think by understanding what is in cattle dung, people will have a greater appreciation for the many beneficial species breeding in cattle dung, as well as a greater appreciation for the, in my mind, beautiful and diverse insects that we find in a cow pie.” And they’ve all asked me questions about ‘What’s in cattle dung and why should we care?’ And that’s the first two sections of the book. I’ve also talked with school children or university students, and naturalists. “And I’ve talked to a lot of farmers and ranchers over the years.
“For folks that have cattle on their property, they may have questions about what’s in their cattle dung?” Dr. Kevin Floate, Senior Research Scientist at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, recently published a book titled Cow Patty Critters: An Introduction to the Ecology, Biology and Identification of Insects in Cattle Dung on Canadian Pastures.
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