Toilet-Trained Cows Could Be a New Pollution Solution

The “MooLoo” may lead to a 56 percent reduction in ammonia emissions, according to researchers.

By Marisa Sloan
Nov 24, 2021 12:00 PM
Calf using a bathroom stall
A calf uses a bathroom stall, called the MooLoo, to relieve itself. (Credit: Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology)

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The greenhouse gases that cows release via their burps, farts and manure are posing a big problem, and scientists have tried everything from face masks to seaweed diets to solve it. Now, a collaboration between German and New Zealander researchers has resulted in a brand-new approach that is likely familiar to parents everywhere: potty-training.

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