Sunday, 15 June 2008

Happy Cows

A happy cow is a productive cow. A productive cow gives more milk. More milk means more money. That's farmer Kirk Christie's philosophy. And how does he make his cows happy?

By giving them a new barn, waterbeds, and a flat-screen television. The idea is to boost milk production by making the cows more comfortable. Dairy scientists at Iowa State University estimate cows with comfortable bedding produce 6 percent more milk daily.

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