{"id":178855,"date":"2019-11-27T18:23:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T10:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1812033\/"},"modified":"2019-11-27T18:23:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T10:23:59","slug":"russian-cows-wear-vr-headsets-to-improve-milk-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/11\/27\/russian-cows-wear-vr-headsets-to-improve-milk-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Cows Wear VR Headsets to Improve Milk Production"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Watching a VR pasture may improve cows’ mood and encourage milk production (via Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Russian farmers are testing new prototype VR glasses\u2014on their cows.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dairy producers in Moscow hope scenes of peaceful pastures will keep the cattle calm in an effort to generate more milk.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The combination of many years of experience and technology is the key to sustainable development of the industry,” according to<\/a> the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia, which has long been dependent on imported milk, aims to be self-sufficient in dairy by 2020, Dairy Global reported<\/a>\u00a0in April.<\/span><\/p>\n

To meet such a lofty goal, the country has resorted to some, well, <\/span>unusual<\/span><\/i> tactics.<\/span><\/p>\n

“In addition to physical needs, researchers began to pay more attention to the emotional state of animals,” a Ministry press release said. “Examples of dairy farms from different countries show that in a calm atmosphere, the quantity, and sometimes the quality, of milk increases markedly.”<\/span><\/p>\n

American farmers, for instance, install automatically rotating brushes in stalls to massage cattle. In Europe, robotic systems ensure maximum free movement of livestock. And Russian manufacturers broadcast class<\/a>ical music.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Russian farmers test VR glasses on dairy cows (via Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Employees of the RusMoloko farm in Russia’s Ramensky District, however, are taking things a step further with VR glasses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Developers adapted a virtual reality headset, intended for a human, to fit the head of a cow. Dairy cattle were then shown a “unique summer field simulation program.”<\/span><\/p>\n

(I’m picturing a wide open field of green under a cloudless blue sky, with endless piles of wheat straw, alfalfa, and barley sprouts scattered around the pasture.)<\/span><\/p>\n

During initial testing, experts recorded a decrease in anxiety and an increase in the overall emotional mood of the herd.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Technology improvements should affect the industry as a whole,” the Ministry said. “The impact of VR glasses on the milk production of cows will be shown by a further comprehensive study.”<\/span><\/p>\n

If cows can have their own dating app<\/a>, then surely they can enjoy a virtual frolic once in a while.<\/span><\/p>\n

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