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Title: Cows with Names Make More Milk Post by: AndyC on October 18, 2009, 10:24:38 PM Well, it actually makes a lot of sense. I'm just amazed somebody did a study.
http://www.livescience.com/animals/090127-cows-names-milk.html (http://www.livescience.com/animals/090127-cows-names-milk.html) Title: Re: Cows with Names Make More Milk Post by: WilliamWeird1313 on October 20, 2009, 02:29:23 PM I can just see some farmer just running through his field yelling at cows: "You're Sam! You're Pete! You're Mary! You're Arnold! BWAHAHAHAHAHA! I'M GONNA BE THE RICHEST DAIRY FARMER IN THE WORLD! You, you're Frank! You're Margaret! You're Johann! You're-" Title: Re: Cows with Names Make More Milk Post by: Doggett on October 20, 2009, 03:18:40 PM How many gags can we squeeze out of this story :question:
Title: Re: Cows with Names Make More Milk Post by: Mr. DS on October 20, 2009, 07:50:43 PM I wouldn't Doggett...it could go sour.
Title: Re: Cows with Names Make More Milk Post by: AndyC on October 21, 2009, 10:50:30 AM How dairy you make such a lame pun.
Title: Re: Cows with Names Make More Milk Post by: El Misfit on November 06, 2009, 09:49:53 PM from the cow's perspective awwww... he called me Cow
Title: Re: Cows with Names Make More Milk Post by: Mofo Rising on November 07, 2009, 01:05:03 AM Ouch. That's a lot of bad science all in one place at one time.
Well, the article does state that farmers who actually care about their cows beyond being pure milk producers will probably have healthier cows (which will produce more milk). Sure, if you actually pay attention to your animals, they will be healthier overall. Unfortunately, they also go for the soundbite (name your cows!). It's alright, that's endemic to every popular science article. But then it leads to false positives. Like, "if you talk to your plant, they will be stronger and healthier." Well, if you're the sort of person who talks to their plants, you are also the sort of person who will pay more attention to your plants. It's the attention to overall health that makes the difference, the talking has nothing to do with it. Not to hijack, but correlation does not necessarily demonstrate causation. My favorite example is this: Smoking shows a negative correlation to Alzheimer's. One way of looking at that is that if you smoke cigarettes, you are less likely to develop Alzheimer's. Another way of looking at that is that if you smoke cigarettes, there is a less likely chance that you will live long enough to get to the point where developing Alzheimer's is a serious concern. Strong correlation, but probably not anything anybody would recommend. Anyway, back to the puns. Title: Re: Cows with Names Make More Milk Post by: Rev. Powell on November 07, 2009, 01:13:33 PM Ouch. That's a lot of bad science all in one place at one time. Well, the article does state that farmers who actually care about their cows beyond being pure milk producers will probably have healthier cows (which will produce more milk). Sure, if you actually pay attention to your animals, they will be healthier overall. Unfortunately, they also go for the soundbite (name your cows!). It's alright, that's endemic to every popular science article. But then it leads to false positives. Like, "if you talk to your plant, they will be stronger and healthier." Well, if you're the sort of person who talks to their plants, you are also the sort of person who will pay more attention to your plants. It's the attention to overall health that makes the difference, the talking has nothing to do with it. Not to hijack, but correlation does not necessarily demonstrate causation. My favorite example is this: Smoking shows a negative correlation to Alzheimer's. One way of looking at that is that if you smoke cigarettes, you are less likely to develop Alzheimer's. Another way of looking at that is that if you smoke cigarettes, there is a less likely chance that you will live long enough to get to the point where developing Alzheimer's is a serious concern. Strong correlation, but probably not anything anybody would recommend. Anyway, back to the puns. Don't have a cow, man! Title: Re: Cows with Names Make More Milk Post by: El Misfit on November 07, 2009, 03:34:05 PM i love bad MOOOVies.org :thumbup:
Title: Re: Cows with Names Make More Milk Post by: AndyC on November 07, 2009, 03:47:37 PM Ouch. That's a lot of bad science all in one place at one time. Well, the article does state that farmers who actually care about their cows beyond being pure milk producers will probably have healthier cows (which will produce more milk). Sure, if you actually pay attention to your animals, they will be healthier overall. Unfortunately, they also go for the soundbite (name your cows!). It's alright, that's endemic to every popular science article. But then it leads to false positives. Like, "if you talk to your plant, they will be stronger and healthier." Well, if you're the sort of person who talks to their plants, you are also the sort of person who will pay more attention to your plants. It's the attention to overall health that makes the difference, the talking has nothing to do with it. Not to hijack, but correlation does not necessarily demonstrate causation. My favorite example is this: Smoking shows a negative correlation to Alzheimer's. One way of looking at that is that if you smoke cigarettes, you are less likely to develop Alzheimer's. Another way of looking at that is that if you smoke cigarettes, there is a less likely chance that you will live long enough to get to the point where developing Alzheimer's is a serious concern. Strong correlation, but probably not anything anybody would recommend. Anyway, back to the puns. You're right. It's udderly ridiculous. Title: Re: Cows with Names Make More Milk Post by: Rev. Powell on November 07, 2009, 03:47:47 PM i love bad MOOOVies.org :thumbup: I guess we should have been expecting a cow joke from BULL. |