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OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
Everyone knows rats and mice can navigate mazes, but cows?
New research shows cows can be taught to follow sounds to find food in a maze. Some cows got a perfect score, when tested four times a day for four days straight.
And confirming that some cows are smarter than others, heifer number two nailed it immediately from day one of testing, amazing researchers when she found the food in less than 20 seconds.
The experiment, by Sydney University’s Future Dairy, was devised by 21-year-old undergraduate Alexandra Green to test dairy cows’ executive function and decision-making ability, and to see how they responded to sound.
Within a few days of training, the six heifers (cattle that are yet to have a calf) were taught to navigate a large T-shaped maze, which was built in a paddock. It resembled smaller mazes that are traditionally used to test rats and mice. Four cows scored 100%, while another two averaged 75%.
Fonterra has cemented its position as the country’s number one cheesemaker by picking up nine NZ Champion of Cheese trophies this year.
New Zealand dairy processors are welcoming the Government’s commitment to continuing to push for Canada to honour its trade commitments.
An educational programme, set up by Beef + Land New Zealand, to connect farmers virtually with primary and intermediate school students has reported the successful completion of its second year.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a resolution adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Waikato herd health veterinarian Katrina Roberts is the 2024 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.
Horticulture NZ chief executive Nadine Tunley will step down in August.
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
OPINION: It seems every bugger in this country can get an award these days.