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VR Goggles Increase Cows' Milk Production

 
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Cows Fitted With VR Goggles in a Bid to Increase Milk Yields



A Turkish farmer hopes to fool his cows into thinking they’re parading in a summer field as opposed to being locked in a barn in a bid to increase the amount of milk they produce.

Full story: Digit: Cows Fitted With VR Goggles in a Bid to Increase Milk Yields


Stephen Colbert's take on the goggles ...

 
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I thought this had to be fake moos. But I see from the article and many like it, it is real. Unlike the mootrix the cows are being put in via these goggles. It's cool that they're considering the cows' happiness and emotional well being. But still seems a weird way to improve it...
 
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Gracious heavens, it's the Bovine Matrix!

Edit: Okay, after I posted I watched the video, Colbert beat me to it -- Mootrix it is.
 
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Watch out.  Too much screen time and they become cowch potatoes.
 
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If it works for cows, would it work for chickens?

(I just want to see chickens with little VR goggles.)
 
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