A farmer has treated her herd of dairy cows to a live jazz band in the hope the music will boost milk production.

The Dixiebeats performed to both the Jersey and Holstein cows at Smithills Open Farm in Bolton, the UK, last Sunday.

The six-piece combo was invited to play after owners had read that jazz music can increase milk production by up to 4% and wanted to experiment.

Their 30-minute set consisted of fast and slower compositions which staff said was “moosic to their ears.”

“The cows took a little warming up to but they seemed to really enjoy it,” said 25-year-old farmer Caitlyn Horrocks. “They all took turns coming to the front to see what was going on.”

“One of them called Peggy loved it, she stayed right at the fence for the entire performance.”

At first the farm simply played jazz music to their cows on a speaker. A video of the cows’ reactions posted to their TikTok account smithillsopenfarm went viral with over 266,000 views. The farmers then figured the real thing could only be more popular, and, if the claim about milk production true, more efficacious.

WATCH the performance below…

@smithillsopenfarm Dixie Beats very kindly played some tunes for our girls this weekend! Do you think they liked it?🎷🎵🎺 #cows #funnyanimals #jazzmusic #fyp #farmlife ♬ In the Mood – Glenn Miller

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