Episode
Horizon: Contented Cows and Other Animals
Overview
Horizon explores the behavioural patterns of sheep, cows, chickens, and pigs under both natural and intensive farming conditions.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 21
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1984-11-05
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Contented Cows and Other Animals is Episode 16 in 1984 of Horizon. It aired on 1984-11-05. The runtime is 60 min.
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