The global trend towards universal computerization greatly simplifies work processes in many areas, and allows you to achieve unprecedented results. Russian milk producers keep up with world standards and are even ready to offer the market new and unexpected solutions.
On a farm in the Moscow region, a prototype of virtual reality glasses was tested to improve the conditions for keeping cows.
Technological progress as an effective production tool
The combination of many years of experience and technology is the key to the sustainable development of the industry. To solve urgent problems in milk production, experts are increasingly involved not only in specialized fields, but also specialists in the field of IT technologies.
In addition to physical needs, researchers began to pay more attention to the emotional state of animals. Examples of dairy farms from different countries show that in a calm atmosphere the quantity, and sometimes the quality, of milk increases markedly.
American farmers are installing automatically rotating brushes in their stalls, which replace the masseur for cows. In Europe, robotic systems are used to ensure the free movement of livestock around the farm. Russian, Moscow region in particular, manufacturers install sound equipment for broadcasting classical music, the relaxing effect of which has a positive effect on milk flow.
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Employees of one of the largest farms in the Moscow region, together with IT specialists, decided to conduct an experiment, studying the influence of virtual reality, and developed a layout of VR glasses.
Foreign research confirms the importance of domestic development
According to a welfare analysis of dairy cattle conducted by Wageningen University in Holland, environmental conditions have a significant impact on the health of cows and, as a result, the quality and quantity of milk produced. These findings are also supported by researchers from Scotland's Rural College in Scotland. Based on interviews with farmers using various systems to improve livestock welfare, a link was formulated between positive, including emotional, cows' experiences and positive effects on milk yield.
Processes must take into account not only form, but also content
The developers of the virtual reality studio, in cooperation with veterinarians and production consultants, have adapted human VR glasses to take into account the peculiarities of the structure of the cow's head. Building on numerous studies of cattle vision, showing cows' perceptions of reddish tones better and less greens and blues in cows, VR architects have also created a unique summer field simulation program.
Technological advances should have an impact on the industry as a whole. During the first testing, experts recorded a decrease in anxiety and an increase in the general emotional state of the herd. The effect of VR glasses on the milk production of cows will be shown by further comprehensive study. While maintaining the positive dynamics of observations, the developers intend to scale the project and modernize the domestic sphere of dairy production.
The introduction of modern technologies in dairy production will be discussed during the VI International Agro-Industrial Dairy Forum.