Pink milk puzzles farmer

A farmer whose cows produced pink milk after eating carrots solved the problem by feeding them white carrots instead.

Peter Houguez was so surprised by the way the milk was affected he called in a vet, who was just as puzzled until he realised the problem began when orange carrots were added to the cows' diet of grass and hay.

Luckily, Mr Houguez, from Jersey, found that white carrots sold in France turned the milk white again.

The 47-year-old said: 'The cows go mad for carrots. White carrots taste just same as orange so the problem was solved.'

Ian Johnson, of the National Farmers' Union, said people fed cows all sorts of things – including liquorice allsorts.

He added: 'Pink milk is probably healthier with all the nutrients from the vegetables.'

Source: Metro.co.uk