Tuesday, May 20, 2008

COWS WITH WATERBED AND FLAT SCREEN TV

IF ONLY MY EMPLOYER WAS THIS THOUGHTFUL!

When it comes to comfort, the cows of U.S. farmer Kirk Christie have it all - a new barn, a flat-screen television and waterbeds.

That's because of the dairy farmer's philosophy that a happy cow is a productive cow. More milk means more money, so Christie doesn't mind providing the frills.

"Them cows are my girls," said Christie, who runs a farm near Slater, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Des Moines(Iowa,US). "You ask anybody, I probably think more highly of those cows than I do myself."

The idea is to boost milk production by making the cows more comfortable. Leo Timms, a dairy scientist at Iowa State University, estimates cows with comfortable bedding produce 6 percent more milk daily.

WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT?......SPA AND SUANA ?

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