Cattle Identification and Specialized Feeding
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Feeding the Cows live today
What happens here
The presenter discusses the importance of ear tagging for identifying individual cattle, noting that it helps track good, not-so-good, and dangerous animals, as well as pregnant cows. He points out a pregnant cow (number 48) that is 'bagging up' and a young bull calf named 'Cody.' He also highlights a creep feeder, a specialized feeder that allows only calves to access feed, preventing larger cows from eating it. He mentions that in the future, Cody will be neutered to become a steer.
Goal: Explain cattle identification via ear tags and demonstrate specialized feeding for calves.
Tools and materials
- Cattle Ear Tags — Identifying individual cattle for management purposes
- Creep Feeder Tarter — Providing feed access exclusively to calves