November 2, 2024

Potty Party: Researchers Show Young Cows Can Be Toilet-Trained

They injected a diuretic while the calf was in a box … Whenever the calf urinated after getting this injection of the diuretic, it got a reward. We opened the latrine and enabled the calf to remain outside … and the calf ought to enter the latrine now only for voiding. And when she voided in the latrine … then the calf got a benefit. And when the calves urinated outside the latrine, then we penalized the calves by 2 seconds of sprinkler from a bath– you could call it punishment, however we call it a reminder.Eleven out of sixteen calves reached the success rate of about 80 percent of voiding in the latrine. A calf demonstrates how researchers can train livestock to urinate in latrines to keep their strong and liquid waste separate, decreasing harmful ammonia emissions.

They injected a diuretic while the calf was in a box … Whenever the calf urinated after getting this injection of the diuretic, it got a reward. We opened the latrine and allowed the calf to remain outside … and the calf must go into the latrine now just for voiding. And when the calves urinated outside the latrine, then we penalized the calves by 2 seconds of sprinkler from a bath– you could call it penalty, however we call it a reminder.Eleven out of sixteen calves reached the success rate of about 80 percent of voiding in the latrine.