Last October during a virtual farm tour on our dairy farm,
the students found out how we raise baby calves that are born
on our farm. One of the students thought the name ZOOM
was a perfect name for the youngest calf on the farm
that particular day. Of course, we agreed!
She's been called Zoom ever since tour day but
she is also identified with her ear tag number of 3381.
That number identifies her in our computer records that
document information about her growth and development
and assist us in making management decisions as she grows
and develops into a milking cow.
At three weeks after the tour, I could tell that
Zoom was growing but
changes are very obvious at three months!
Zoom no longer looks through the wire panel--
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be getting
Zoom ready to leave her calf hutch and enter life in
a small pasture with a few of her herd mates.
I'll miss the everyday interaction with Zoom
but I will love watching her continued growth
and development into a healthy dairy
cow that produces nutritious high-quality milk.
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