The art of Music present in the well-being of our animals.

Cows produce more milk listening to the music.

It seems incredible and even funny; but it´s true, because the administrators of a Spanish Cooperative said that the quantity and quality of dairy products is improved by exposing cows to dazzling classical music.

This has been solidified by Leicester University in England, where psychologists have proven that dairy production increases, when cows listen classical music, especially the Pastoral Symphony of Beethoven and the melody Bridge Over Troubled water by Simon and Garfunkel.

Mr Adrian North, who was in charge of the investigation with his colleague, Liam MacKenzie, informed the BBC that "calm music can improve milk delivery, probably because it reduces stress."

And the evidence is irrefutable, because the results showed that a cow that listens Mozart produces 5 liters more milk daily than a cow that doesn´t listen to music, or listen to other musical genres like Reggaeton, in addition to analyzing the milk was found to be Richer in protein and in nutritional properties.

The happiness of cows is in the minds of farmers, but not necessarily because they care about their well-being, but because a happy cow releases oxytocin and oxytocin is key to the release of milk. "Happy cheese comes from happy cows" is a motto of the California Real Milk Campaign. And what is the solution to make cows happy? Apparently R.E.M., Lou Reed and Simon & Garfunkel.

According to a study by the University of Psychology in Leicester, cows like melodic and easy-to-listen rhythms. For this reason, Modern Farmer organized a playlist with the best bovine hits of all time called "Music for milking", which contains the following songs:

“Everybody Hurts,” REM.

“What a Difference a Day Makes,” Aretha Franklin.

“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon & Garfunkel.

“Moon River,” Danny Williams.

“Orinoco Flow,” Celtic Woman.

“Perfect Day,” Lou Reed.

However, modern Farmer emphasizes that cows don´t like heavy metal or music to dance. It is common sense to think that cows that spend their whole lives connected to machines that take milk without moving can prefer to listen to Lou Reed than Black Sabath.

Meanwhile, in South America, countries like Colombia affirm that their cows prefer Salsa music for the feeding / production process, instead they are very demanding for the milking process and only do so at the rhythm of Vallenato.

My friend Maria Laura, who lives in Osorno, Chile and loves her cows, which she has baptized, affirms that she recognizes every one of her cows and she calls them by their own name.

Maria Laura told me that she knew about music in milking production, on one of her trips to England. She was anxious to return to Chile and apply this new system in her field.

The result of production was astounding. To this day, their cows listen to music in their production and milking processes. Their favorite music is classical, and Mozart is their favorite.  Although for the 18th of September their preferences are “cuecas” orchestrated.