With help from the UW Dairy Innovation Hub, UW-Madison Professor and Extension Specialist Jennifer Van Os is answering the most common question she's gotten from the industry: can you train my employees to handle dairy cattle? In early 2024, her research team is releasing a video game that acts as a simulator for handling livestock. Don't let the cartoon cows fool you -- this game is harder than it looks. It includes options to wave arms, scream at the cows, pat them, etc. The more stressed the animals get, the worse your milk production is.

With help from the UW Dairy Innovation Hub, UW-Madison Professor and Extension Specialist Jennifer Van Os is answering the most common question she's gotten from the industry: can you train my employees to handle dairy cattle? In early 2024, her research team is releasing a video game that acts as a simulator for handling livestock. Don't let the cartoon cows fool you -- this game is harder than it looks. It includes options to wave arms, scream at the cows, pat them, etc. The more stressed the animals get, the worse your milk production is.

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