A farmer has fitted his cooped-up cows with virtual reality goggles to make them think they are outside in summer pastures.
Izzet Kocak has tried out the headsets on two of his cattle after a study suggested the pleasant scenes make the cows happier and produce more milk.
And he said the method had produced some good results, with output increasing from 22 litres of 27 litres a day.
Izzet, a cattle farmer from Aksaray, Turkey said: 'They are watching a green pasture and it gives them an emotional boost. They are less stressed.'
The headsets were developed with vets and first tested on a farm in Moscow.
Farmers worked with developers, vets and consultants at the Krasnogorsk farm near Moscow, to beam the cattle a simulation of a summer field.
The study revealed 'reduced anxiety and improved overall emotional mood in the herd', according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Moscow.
IT specialists then tweaked the colour palette in the software to make it more suitable to the animal's unique vision.
Though not colour blind, cows can't see red or green and only perceive dull shades of yellow and blue.
The Ministry of Agriculture referred to Dutch and Scottish research findings that 'environmental conditions have a significant impact on cow health and, as a consequence, the quality and quantity of milk produced.'
Izzet Kocak has tried out the headsets on two of his cattle after a study suggested the pleasant scenes make the cows happier and produce more milk.
And he said the method had produced some good results, with output increasing from 22 litres of 27 litres a day.
Izzet, a cattle farmer from Aksaray, Turkey said: 'They are watching a green pasture and it gives them an emotional boost. They are less stressed.'
The headsets were developed with vets and first tested on a farm in Moscow.
Farmers worked with developers, vets and consultants at the Krasnogorsk farm near Moscow, to beam the cattle a simulation of a summer field.
The study revealed 'reduced anxiety and improved overall emotional mood in the herd', according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Moscow.
IT specialists then tweaked the colour palette in the software to make it more suitable to the animal's unique vision.
Though not colour blind, cows can't see red or green and only perceive dull shades of yellow and blue.
The Ministry of Agriculture referred to Dutch and Scottish research findings that 'environmental conditions have a significant impact on cow health and, as a consequence, the quality and quantity of milk produced.'
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