Experts (in cow anxiety) noted a reduced anxiety and improved emotional mood in the herd that was adorned in VR goggles. Moscow Region of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Photos have been ...

Harsh weather conditions, particularly those found during winter months, are known to lead to a decrease in milk production among cows. To tackle this, RusMoloko farm on the outskirts of Moscow, ...

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Have you ever seen livestock outfitted with modern consumer electronics? (The rats that learned how to play DOOM don’t count). If not, well, here you go — as first reported by The Sun, Izzet Kocak, a ...

Now that cows have mastered selfies, it makes sense they'd move on to VR headsets. My first reaction to reading a recent Engadget article about how Moscow-area farmers are strapping modified VR ...

Virtual reality isn’t just for video games anymore. The technology is changing industries that many people had never thought it would, such as, *checks notes*, dairy farming? And here you thought ...

Through the looking glass: Last week, a news outlet in Turkey reported on a farmer trying to use VR headsets to decrease anxiety in his cows and increase milk production. The method was inspired by ...

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In Turkey, a rancher has begun putting virtual reality headsets on some of his cattle to see if the animals produce more milk when they believe they are outside in a nice, sunny field. Early results ...

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Cows roaming pastures wearing VR headsets may sound like an offbeat idea for a children’s TV show, but in present-day Russia, it’s very much a reality. Scientists recently began fitting herds with ...