Spot On - Cow Appetites

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

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?"

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

– Scientist Lindsay Matthews