A study by the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology in Germany revealed that cows — whose urine causes environmental harm — can be successfully toilet trained Potty training cows could be one ...

Cows can really whiz. A superfluous observation, except for the fact that when bovines urinate, they shoot out nitrogen that can combine with feces to become ammonia. When this ammonia is mixed with ...

Researchers say it’s possible to potty train cows. Matt Alderton is a journalist who covers climate and environment issues, renewable energy, clean transportation, sustainable agriculture, and more.

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Cows can be potty trained as easily as toddlers, researchers have found. Maybe more easily. Scientists in Germany put the task to the test, and 11 out of 16 cows learned to use a “MooLoo” when they ...

Scientists in Germany have successfully potty-trained cows as a solution to the environmental threat posed by animal waste pollution. Researchers were able to train 11 of 16 cows to use a “MooLoo” ...

Enticed by a sweet treat, a cow learns to use the "MooLoo," a latrine for cattle, where excrement can be collected. The only question is: can this technique work on a larger scale? It’s easier to ...

Some cattle have better manners than humans. About a dozen bovines at the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology, in Dummerstorf, Germany, have been successfully trained to potty in “MooLoos” — a ...

A new experiment poses an unusual solution for reducing pollutants partially responsible for climate change. By "potty-training" livestock cows, researchers believe that the animals' urine, which ...

When we talk about greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, methane from cows tends to dominate the discussion. But other waste, notably feces and urine, are also produced in staggering amounts, and ...

Potty training cattle sounds like a joke but it’s no laughing matter — because cow pee creates nitrous oxide (laughing gas), and lots of it. Cattle manure, mainly urine, excreted directly onto pasture ...

Turns out cows can be potty trained as easily as toddlers. Maybe easier. It’s no bull. Scientists put the task to the test and 11 out of 16 cows learned to use the “MooLoo” when they had to go. Just ...