Data gathered during Sweden’s mid-December earthquake shows that cows in Skåne barely noticed the shaking beneath their feet, disappointing researchers who suspected the animals had an innate ability to detect natural disasters.
Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) had hoped that sensors placed on a number of cows from a herd in southern [...]
Cows As Earthquake Detectors - Fail
Published in January 13th, 2009
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Want More Milk? Moo At The Cows
Published in September 28th, 2008
Posted by P&A News in Farm Animals
The revelation began for Graham Vallis one day as he was taking a tea break at his farm in the county of Devon, England.
“I often take my tea break with my cows, but on one occasion suddenly I became deeply relaxed,” he said.
You may wonder what the farmer added to his tea, but Vallis has [...]
Cows As Compasses
Published in September 1st, 2008
Posted by P&A News in Farm Animals
Cows automatically point north because they have their own in-built compasses, say scientists.
Their ability to find north is believed to be a relic from when their ancestors needed an accurate sense of direction to migrate across the plains of Africa, Asia and Europe.
Dr Sabine Begall and colleagues from the University of Duisburg-Essen looked at thousands [...]
Comfy Cows Are Happy Cows
Published in August 6th, 2008
Posted by P&A News in Farm Animals
“Comfy cows are happy cows.” So says Jerry Greenfield of Ben and Jerry’s. And with that philosophy was born the idea of the “Caring Dairy.”
So how are cows treated under this initiative? At a farm in the Netherlands, owner Nancey Vermeer is providing 80 cows with massages. They have mattresses and, sometimes, waterbeds to sleep on instead of the hard concrete.
“Our cows [...]
