Newcastle University found that farmers who named their cows gained a higher yield of milk.
Dr Catherine Douglas: “Placing more importance on knowing the individual animals and calling them by name can, at no extra cost to the farmer, also significantly increase milk production.”
G’won wit ya?
It’s true!
A happier cow delivers more milk, and that’s about $300 a year, retail.
But filing birth certificates isn’t enough. Dairy farmer Dennis Gibb says that treating every cow as an individual was “vitally important”.