A study from the University of British Columbia, published recently in the journal PLOS ONE, suggests implementing a “buddy system” for calves could be key to their cognitive development. The findings ...

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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 ...