Spot On - Cow Appetites

Well we like to think they're very intelligent. As you've seen, they've learned quite a complex task to actually obtain their own food.

– Scientist Lindsay Matthews answers the question "how intelligent are cows?"

We all know that cows eat grass, but have you ever stopped to ask the question whether cows actually like eating grass?

– Presenter Helen McGowan introduces this item

This experiment is designed to tell us humans what cow cuisine is all about: whether they prefer to eat barley or grass.

– Presenter Helen McGowan describes the experiment at Hamilton's Ruakura Animal Research Station

...cows hardly ever get crushed barley; it's simply too expensive for the farmers to feed in a normal practical situation.

– Scientist Lindsay Matthews