No alignment of cattle along geomagnetic field lines found

@article{Hert2011NoAO,
  title={No alignment of cattle along geomagnetic field lines found},
  author={J. Hert and L. Jelinek and L. Pek{\'a}rek and A. Pavlicek},
  journal={Journal of Comparative Physiology A},
  year={2011},
  volume={197},
  pages={677-682}
}
  • J. Hert, L. Jelinek, +1 author A. Pavlicek
  • Published 2011
  • Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Medicine
  • Journal of Comparative Physiology A
This paper presents a study of the body orientation of domestic cattle on free pastures in several European states, based on the Google satellite photographs. In sum, 232 herds with 3,412 individuals were evaluated. Two independent groups participated in our study and came to the same conclusion that in contradiction to the recent findings of other researchers, no alignment of the animals and of their herds along geomagnetic field lines could be found. Several possible reasons for this… Expand
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