Cows are smarter when raised in pairs: Evidence practice of housing calves alone linked to learning difficulties
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 09:01
in Psychology & Sociology
Cows learn better when housed together, which may help them adjust faster to complex new feeding and milking technologies on the modern farm, a new study finds. Dairy calves become better at learning when a “buddy system” is in place. The study also provides the first evidence that the standard practice of individually housing calves is associated with certain learning difficulties.