Hi everyone, my name is Natalie and I am a second-year AVS major and part of the UMADCOWS class. If you’ve ever been to Witter Farm perhaps you’ve visited our cows and see the tags they have on their ears. The ear tags are a form of identification for the cows. Ear tags are put on the cow while they are still a calf and it’s just like a person getting their ear pierced. The ear tags include the cow’s name (seen on Harriette) and their parent’s names (Bob and Hazel). Above their name is their birthday and the color of the tag tells the gender, a girl cow or heifer has a blue ear tag and our steers have red tags. Next time you’re at Witter, take a look at the ears of our bovine buddies and see what information you can gather.
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