K-State beef cattle experts explain economic drivers and how mature cow size may need to be different across segments in the industry On a recent episode of the Kansas State University Beef Cattle ...

Elk Grove’s latest Chick-fil-A is finally ready to roll, and early birds willing to dress like cattle are getting fed for their trouble. When the new spot opens its doors Thursday, anyone showing up ...

Scientists have documented a lot of animals that use tools, like chimps, sea otters and octopi, to name a few. NPR's Nate Rott reports a new animal has joined that list, a 13-year-old Swiss brown cow ...

A deck brush can be a good tool for the right task. Just ask Veronika, the Brown Swiss cow. Veronika uses both ends of a deck brush to scratch various parts of her body, researchers report January 19 ...

Far Side fans might recall a classic 1982 cartoon called “Cow Tools,” featuring a cow standing next to a jumble of strange objects—the joke being that cows don’t use tools. That’s why a pet Swiss ...

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say. By Emily Anthes For a cow, Veronika has had what might ...

Cows itch, just like us. They rub their rumps against trees and fences. Some farmers even put out bristled posts so cattle can scratch themselves. But Veronika the cow takes things into her own hands.

How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view livestock. For the past decade, Veronika has been observed by her owner ...

Veronika, a cow living in an idyllic mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of scratching herself with sticks, rakes, and deck brushes. Now that scientists ...