It seems the story on genetic research to help dairy cows adapt to a warming climate and cope better with extreme heat set off a completely separate debate on our Facebook page, with vegans finding a platform to argue against cows altogether.
Karen Rock
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I think most milk and meat will be cellular produced within 10 years. Australia will be mostly uninhabitable within 30-odd years on current course.
Krystal Camilleri
Dairy is dead. Move on.
Serg A Mox
No point, and it won’t work. Just stop eating the cows in the first place.
Sean Barry
When man tampers and tinkers with nature, nature fights back and nature wins.
Gavin Browne
Or you could plant trees, give them shade and reduce carbon — there’s that, too.
Katrina Anne
How about let’s have adequate shade and easy-to-access water for all farm animals.
Laurian White
Leave the poor cows alone. So sad you treat these beautiful creatures in such a disrespectful way.