English farmer Angus Wielkopolski discovered that goats produce more milk listening to Mariah Carrey's “All I Want for Christmas Is You" than any other song. Studies indicate that music can indeed have an effect on milk production. The theory is that music with a consistent and precise rhythm can calm the animals in what might ordinarily be a stressful situation, and calm animals produce more milk than stressed ones. Sometimes, farmers heat their barns or keep their cows comfy with soft bedding, but a lot of farmers resorted to music to de-stress their herd. Cows seem to like music, make more milk when they've been listening to music, and eventually start to complain if the farmer turns it off. It can’t be just any music, either. When the music is around 100 beats per minute, milk production can rise 3%. Farmers agree that music helps, and cows like it when farmers settle on a single recording because they like routine. The Mariah Carey song “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has a tempo that scientists say is the optimum milk catalyst, with goats producing an impressive 20% more milk while listening to it. This is actually bad news for farmhands in England, who have grown to absolutely despise the song. However, when you have stress-free cows producing more milk, you learn to swallow your complaints and not make a fuss.
Farmers Discover Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Makes Goats Produce More Milk
English farmer Angus Wielkopolski discovered that goats produce more milk listening to Mariah Carrey's “All I Want for Christmas Is You" than any other song. Studies indicate that music can indeed have an effect on milk production. The theory is that music with a consistent and precise rhythm can calm the animals in what might ordinarily be a stressful situation, and calm animals produce more milk than stressed ones. Sometimes, farmers heat their barns or keep their cows comfy with soft bedding, but a lot of farmers resorted to music to de-stress their herd. Cows seem to like music, make more milk when they've been listening to music, and eventually start to complain if the farmer turns it off. It can’t be just any music, either. When the music is around 100 beats per minute, milk production can rise 3%. Farmers agree that music helps, and cows like it when farmers settle on a single recording because they like routine. The Mariah Carey song “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has a tempo that scientists say is the optimum milk catalyst, with goats producing an impressive 20% more milk while listening to it. This is actually bad news for farmhands in England, who have grown to absolutely despise the song. However, when you have stress-free cows producing more milk, you learn to swallow your complaints and not make a fuss.