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What Next? Training a cow to pee in a box to cut down on ammonia
Mar 31, 2019 00:39:29   #
Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone
 
'Cow toilets' in Netherlands aim to cut e-moo-ssions

"Teaching cows to use the toilet is not the easiest task, but a Dutch inventor is banking on a new bovine urinal to help cut emissions that cause environmental damage.

Tests have started on a farm in the Netherlands on the device which collects some of the 15 to 20 litres of urine that the average cow produces a day.

That produces huge amounts of ammonia in a country like the Netherlands, which is the world's second-biggest agricultural exporter after the United States.

"We are tackling the problem at the source," Henk Hanskamp, the Dutch inventor and businessman behind the "Cow Toilet", told AFP Friday.

"A cow is never going to be completely clean but you can teach them to go to the toilet."

The way the toilet works is "udderly" ingenious.

The urinal is in a box placed behind the cow, while in front is a feeding trough. Once the animal finishes eating a robot arm stimulates a nerve near the udders, which then makes it want to urinate.

The cow toilets are currently being tested on a farm near the eastern Dutch town of Doetinchem and seven of its 58 cows have already learned how to use them without the need for stimulation.

"The cows have got used to it," Hanskamp said. "They recognise the box, lift their tail, and pee."

"The stables have become cleaner and the ground is drier. Less damp ground is better for the health of the cows' hooves," Jan Velema, a vet who took part in the tests, was quoted as saying by De Volkskrant newspaper.

The Netherlands is already introducing stricter rules on emissions of ammonia, which can cause atmospheric pollution and irritate the eyes in humans.

The chemical can also be implicated in the creation of environmentally damaging algae blooms when it mixes with water.

Hanskamp, whose company develops agricultural machinery, says it could "reduce by at least half the amount of ammonia produced" were the cow to urinate on open ground.

The company aims to have them on the market by 2020, he said."

I tried to find this story on afp.com where it is said to have been reported, but could not... so, this may be "f**e news" however, with the current hysteria over cows flatulence and such, it just may be the real deal. I leave it to you to decide.

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Apr 1, 2019 08:49:35   #
Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX
 
Does that mean the ammonia I've used for years to clean stuff is urine? "Utterly", ridiculous. I want my money back. Know I know why it's clear with a yellow tint and smells like a cat litter box. I hope this is a prank.

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Apr 1, 2019 10:28:01   #
Wonttakeitanymore
 
Now u just have to teach the druggies, i******s and homeless to walk a few feet to use a toilet! Cows have more sense! Sent these cows to sanfreakcisco to teach many of them to start!

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Apr 1, 2019 17:37:31   #
Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton
 
Pennylynn wrote:
'Cow toilets' in Netherlands aim to cut e-moo-ssions

"Teaching cows to use the toilet is not the easiest task, but a Dutch inventor is banking on a new bovine urinal to help cut emissions that cause environmental damage.

Tests have started on a farm in the Netherlands on the device which collects some of the 15 to 20 litres of urine that the average cow produces a day.

That produces huge amounts of ammonia in a country like the Netherlands, which is the world's second-biggest agricultural exporter after the United States.

"We are tackling the problem at the source," Henk Hanskamp, the Dutch inventor and businessman behind the "Cow Toilet", told AFP Friday.

"A cow is never going to be completely clean but you can teach them to go to the toilet."

The way the toilet works is "udderly" ingenious.

The urinal is in a box placed behind the cow, while in front is a feeding trough. Once the animal finishes eating a robot arm stimulates a nerve near the udders, which then makes it want to urinate.

The cow toilets are currently being tested on a farm near the eastern Dutch town of Doetinchem and seven of its 58 cows have already learned how to use them without the need for stimulation.

"The cows have got used to it," Hanskamp said. "They recognise the box, lift their tail, and pee."

"The stables have become cleaner and the ground is drier. Less damp ground is better for the health of the cows' hooves," Jan Velema, a vet who took part in the tests, was quoted as saying by De Volkskrant newspaper.

The Netherlands is already introducing stricter rules on emissions of ammonia, which can cause atmospheric pollution and irritate the eyes in humans.

The chemical can also be implicated in the creation of environmentally damaging algae blooms when it mixes with water.

Hanskamp, whose company develops agricultural machinery, says it could "reduce by at least half the amount of ammonia produced" were the cow to urinate on open ground.

The company aims to have them on the market by 2020, he said."

I tried to find this story on afp.com where it is said to have been reported, but could not... so, this may be "f**e news" however, with the current hysteria over cows flatulence and such, it just may be the real deal. I leave it to you to decide.
'Cow toilets' in Netherlands aim to cut e-moo-ssio... (show quote)

Ahem. What 'day' is it?

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Apr 1, 2019 21:10:55   #
Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX
 
Larry the Legend wrote:
Ahem. What 'day' is it?


Just playing along. Got to have fun with it.

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Apr 1, 2019 21:57:25   #
JoyV
 
Pennylynn wrote:
'Cow toilets' in Netherlands aim to cut e-moo-ssions

"Teaching cows to use the toilet is not the easiest task, but a Dutch inventor is banking on a new bovine urinal to help cut emissions that cause environmental damage.

Tests have started on a farm in the Netherlands on the device which collects some of the 15 to 20 litres of urine that the average cow produces a day.

That produces huge amounts of ammonia in a country like the Netherlands, which is the world's second-biggest agricultural exporter after the United States.

"We are tackling the problem at the source," Henk Hanskamp, the Dutch inventor and businessman behind the "Cow Toilet", told AFP Friday.

"A cow is never going to be completely clean but you can teach them to go to the toilet."

The way the toilet works is "udderly" ingenious.

The urinal is in a box placed behind the cow, while in front is a feeding trough. Once the animal finishes eating a robot arm stimulates a nerve near the udders, which then makes it want to urinate.

The cow toilets are currently being tested on a farm near the eastern Dutch town of Doetinchem and seven of its 58 cows have already learned how to use them without the need for stimulation.

"The cows have got used to it," Hanskamp said. "They recognise the box, lift their tail, and pee."

"The stables have become cleaner and the ground is drier. Less damp ground is better for the health of the cows' hooves," Jan Velema, a vet who took part in the tests, was quoted as saying by De Volkskrant newspaper.

The Netherlands is already introducing stricter rules on emissions of ammonia, which can cause atmospheric pollution and irritate the eyes in humans.

The chemical can also be implicated in the creation of environmentally damaging algae blooms when it mixes with water.

Hanskamp, whose company develops agricultural machinery, says it could "reduce by at least half the amount of ammonia produced" were the cow to urinate on open ground.

The company aims to have them on the market by 2020, he said."

I tried to find this story on afp.com where it is said to have been reported, but could not... so, this may be "f**e news" however, with the current hysteria over cows flatulence and such, it just may be the real deal. I leave it to you to decide.
'Cow toilets' in Netherlands aim to cut e-moo-ssio... (show quote)


All the previous complaints about cow emissions have revolved around methane. AOC has taken the anti-cow stance that the solution to methane emissions is to eliminate cows and everyone become vegan. That cows produce only a fraction of the methane that termites do is never mentioned. But far better to USE the methane as an energy source.

https://suscon.org/project/cow-power/

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