It’s common in just about any pasture to notice two cows grazing side by side and going about their typical activities ...

Butser Hill is a hot-spot for visitors going to great lengths to catch a glimpse of the animals.

The unexpected observation of a cow using a broom to scratch herself isn't necessarily surprising, but it expands our ...

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows ...

A recent study that shows how cows can use tools recalls the controversial 1982 cartoon from "The Far Side" comic strip called "Cow Tools." ...

Cows are literally designed to eat for hours, which can actually get them in trouble. The rumen, or a cow’s first stomach (and why they’re called ruminators), is a fermentation system that thrives on ...

A new study paints a complex picture of the outbreak, suggesting that the virus could be spreading in multiple ways and that it is not always mild in cows. By Emily Anthes As the bird flu outbreak in ...

In early March, Dr. Barb Petersen, a large-animal vet in Texas, began getting calls from the dairy farms she works with in the Panhandle. Workers there were seeing a lot of cows with mastitis, an ...

Ads for dairy products often talk about cows being happy or contented. That’s not just a marketing angle. Cows produce the most milk and the highest quality milk when they are healthy, feel safe, get ...

When my daughter was ten years old, I dared her to put her hand in the stomach of a fistulated cow–hoping she would overcome the ick factor and learn something about cow digestion. If you have never ...