德科學(xué)家對奶牛進行如廁訓(xùn)練

如果你可以訓(xùn)練孩子使用便盆，你也可以對奶牛進行如廁訓(xùn)練。

At least, that was the theory a group of researchers in Germany decided to test, in a bid to find a solution to the environmental damage caused by livestock waste.

至少，這是一群德國研究員決定驗證的理論，目標(biāo)是解決牲畜糞便危害環(huán)境的問題。

"It's usually assumed that cattle are not capable of controlling defecation or urination," said Jan Langbein, co-author of a study published Monday in the journal Current Biology.

這項研究9月13日發(fā)表在《當(dāng)代生物學(xué)》期刊上。該研究的合著者揚•朗本說道："人們通常認為，家畜無法控制大小便。"

The team of scientists from FBN and FLI in Germany and the University of Auckland in New Zealand began to potty-train the calves, in a process they called "MooLoo training."

來自德國農(nóng)場動物生物學(xué)研究所、弗里茨-利普曼恩研究所和新西蘭奧克蘭大學(xué)的科學(xué)家團隊開始對牲畜進行如廁訓(xùn)練，他們將這一過程稱作MooLoo訓(xùn)練。

The results showed that calves performed at a similar level to children when learning to potty-train, and did better than very young children.

研究結(jié)果顯示，牛學(xué)習(xí)如廁的水平和小孩差不多，而且比幼童表現(xiàn)更好。