{"id":18225,"date":"2023-03-23T13:04:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T04:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=18225"},"modified":"2023-03-23T13:04:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T04:04:22","slug":"20230323-18225","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230323-18225\/","title":{"rendered":"Help deliver a calf in VR: Japanese university uses VR for veterinary education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br>A research group at Japan\u2019s Azabu University led by professor Satoshi Takagi, alongside game developer AMATA and EDUWARD Press, a book publisher specializing in veterinary medicine, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azabu-u.ac.jp\/topics\/2023\/0322_41337.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shown off<\/a> their VR software for helping learn how to assist cows giving birth. Azabu University says they plan to use the software in their classes starting in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300cVETS VR \u725b\u306e\u5206\u5a29\u4ecb\u52a9\u7de8\u300d\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u30e0\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Eu9MGqFfbI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>With the software, users get to see a visualization of a calf in the womb and see the flow of its birth recreated. The goal is for users to be able to learn how to assist when the calf isn\u2019t positioned ideally within the womb. It will also help users better understand a calf\u2019s positioning based on where its hind legs are from the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the expansion of the livestock industry and increase in cattle both in terms of size and numbers, the ways cattle are being raised is diversifying and the number of difficult births is increasing. The number of calves dying during birth is also increasing year by year (<a href=\"https:\/\/obihiro.repo.nii.ac.jp\/?action=pages_view_main&amp;active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&amp;item_id=1069&amp;item_no=1&amp;page_id=13&amp;block_id=21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine<\/a>). If there are more people who know how to properly handle these situations through learning with this VR software, we can possibly expect a decrease in the number of accidents during birth.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-241412-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-241412-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-241412-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-241412-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-241412-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-241412-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-241412-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-241412-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-241412-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-241412-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Additionally, the development team previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azabu-u.ac.jp\/topics\/2023\/0201_40942.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> another piece of animal-related VR software with the goal of teaching users how to perform a tracheal intubation on a dog. Practicing the procedure on live animals can be dangerous for the animal, and the software also has the advantage of letting users practice multiple times. This series of software is called VETS VR and is a plan to create a realistic study environment with hands-on experience that\u2019s difficult to get through just textbooks and images. Being able to repeatedly go through these medical procedures without risk is likely another strength of VR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Takagi, the use of VR technology for veterinary education is taking place outside of Japan as well, and students who learn through VR are showing higher results on exams. Going forward, maybe we\u2019ll see an increase in VR usage in teaching materials for professions like animal care where it\u2019s difficult to get repeated hands-on experience.<br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20230322-241412\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2023-03-22 17:02 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A research group at Japan\u2019s Azabu University has shown off their VR software for helping learn how to assist cows giving birth. 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