Icarus Films: Animal Machine

Directed by Bernard Block

Since the 19th century, cow breeding has been tied to progress in animal science. Genetics and new ways of rearing animals have accelerated bovine biological production and growth. These are no longer the same "cash cows" of yesteryear; humans have adapted cattle to meet our quantity and quality standards.

ANIMAL MACHINE investigates how, by changing the physical body of cows and manipulating its genetics, a new 21st-century farm animal is being built.

Brussels Scientific Film Festival

France International Environmental Film Festival

Canadian Environmental Film Festival

52 minutes / Color
English subtitles
Release: 2017
Copyright: 2015

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Subject areas:
Agriculture, Animal Science, Bioethics, Biology, Business, Genetics, Life Sciences, Science and Technology, Streaming only

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