The National Farmers Union is sending farmers a “relaxation” CD to help their turkeys “chill out”.
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The experimental approach to calming nervous turkeys was drawn up by the NFU after consultation with animal behaviour experts from the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh.
The “turkey top ten” contains a range of tracks, with names such as “Wind chimes”, “Gregorian chanting” and “Happy turkeys”, aimed at having a positive calming influence on the birds.
“It is well known among farmers that a background of constant sound calms birds, probably because it drowns out unexpected noise,” said NFU turkey spokesman Mike Bailey said. According to the NFU, stress-free birds have a more tender taste.
The farmers taking part hope to get a definitive answer on the subject to help turkey producers in future years.
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