Move over Milo and Otis!
The farm has some new best friends 4 Evsies.
Cows have best friends and become stressed if they are separated, according to research.
In the study cattle were penned on their own, with their best friend or with another cow they did not know for 30 minutes and their heart rates were measured at 15-second intervals.
The research showed cows were very social animals which often formed close bonds with friends in their herd.
Krista McLennan, who made the discovery while working on her PhD at Northampton University, said:
‘If we can encourage farmers to keep an eye out for those cows which like to keep their friends with them, it could have some real benefits, such as improving their milk yields and reducing stress for the animals, which is very important for their welfare.”
So it turns out happy cows do make happy cheese!
Question: when a cow gets dumped does her bff bring over ice cream? Somehow we don’t think so.
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