We saw this feel good story from earlier in the year that we just had to share.
A study by the School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at Newcastle University in the UK1 identified that cows which were happier than other cows produced more milk.
The researchers gave the animals more one-to-one attention to make them feel happier and more relaxed as well as named the cows Betsy or Gertrude or Daisy then found the overall milk yield of these cows improved by almost 284 Litres annually.
How wonderful!
It makes sense though. CEO’s of major companies indicate that happier employees are more productive at work2. So why shouldn’t it be the same for our bovine friends as well?
We are just glad that all the Betsies, Gertrudes and Daisies are given the attention they deserve for producing such a wonderful product like milk.
1 CNN:
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/29/happy-cows-produce-more-milk-study-finds/
2 The Happiness Institute:
http://www.thehappinessinstitute.com.au/blog/article.aspx?c=3&a=1015&pcPage=54
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Nancye V Chirichilli
I see with all the different milks theone that is missing is the one that has not been pastuerised or modified in ant way. Why cant we buy real milk?