Back in 2003, research carried out by the University of Leicester in the UK looked at the different types of music that would have such a positive effect.
Classical music such as Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony increased the yield, as did pop classics such as Simon & Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water, Aretha Franklin’s What a Difference a Day Makes or Danny Williams’ Moon River.
Among the music that lead to a milk downturn was Space Cowboy by Jamiroquai and Mud’s rendition of Tiger Feet.
Very recently, we’ve read a claim that performing William Shakespeare’s plays to a dairy herd can help boost production. The Bard’s works were said to relax the cows and help boost production by as much as 4%, with The Merry Wives of Windsor among the favourites.
So what does help the flow of milk? Classical music, jazz, pop, blues, poetry, plays – or silence? And why?
Geoff Platt is editor of Dairy Innovation magazine. Subscribe here.
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