A groundbreaking study has quantified, for the first time, the extent of heat stress endured by cows in South America.
As dairy farms automate and scale up, milking can sound less like a quiet barn and more like a factory floor. Researchers are testing whether adding music back into that soundscape can change how cows ...
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — An old folklore tale suggests that when the cows are lying down, it’s going to rain – but is that true? There are millions of cows across the state of Texas, so many people are ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Derek Bailey, professor of range science at New Mexico State University, and his research team use technologies, including GPS, to ...
A Swiss Brown cow has been shown to use tools flexibly and deliberately, challenging long-standing assumptions about the cognitive limits of livestock. In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson introduced ...
Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to discover whether cows would roam far and wide to graze or stick close to the herd, water supplies and feed stations. The findings by ...
Spotting horses and cows in their fields is one of the greatest perks of being a passenger in the car. It's impossible not to point them out, especially when there's a baby cow! Unless there's traffic ...
It’s long been assumed cows are not intelligent enough to make or use tools. But that assumption is being challenged by a back-scratching bovine named Veronika. The cow's impressive knack for the tool ...
Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Raymond Sirma, manager at Makongi Farm, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Dear Daktari, I am ...
Nomad cows spreading out from the herd to graze at the UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center. (Kristina Horback / UC Davis) Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to ...