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Steve Springer explains how he uses binoculars to make reading ear tags easier without disturbing the animals.
Steve Springer uses an indelible marker on an ear tag to identify a bull calf's mother and the calf's birth number. The mother cow's number is 541. The tag also shows the calf was the 69th animal born in a group of 75 calves.
Steve Springer uses a calf catcher mounted to his all-terrain vehicle. The attached cage will enable him to attach ear tags or vaccinate calves while protective mother cows can see and smell their offspring through the cage.
Steve Springer demonstrates how an iodine-solution spray is used to help dry a calf's umbilical cord and prevent infection.
Steve Springer shows a nose flap that's used on calves at weaning time. The flap enables them to eat and drink, but not nurse from their mothers.
Lady, 3, pauses briefly for a photo with Steve Springer. The lightning-fast Border Collie accompanies him just about everywhere he goes, Springer says.
Calves and cows cavort near a soil bunker. Dirt was transferred there from a nearby rip-rapping project to protect a streambank at the Springer farm. Steve Springer said calves appear to play 'king of the hill,' especially near dusk.
A cow and her calf pause near a feed bunker at the Steve Springer farm. The farm is located in the verdant rolling hills of Wisconsin's Iowa County.
Dr. Jim Heth, a veterinarian with CountryView Veterinary Clinic of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, uses a cattle head gate to provide vaccinations and monitor cow wellbeing.
LINDEN, Wis. – Steve Springer’s a third-generation cattleman whose family for years has been raising cattle in Wisconsin’s Iowa County. With rolling hills and lush pastures, it’s a good place to raise beef cattle, he says of his cow-calf operation.
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Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
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LINDEN, Wis. – “Beef … one powerful protein” reads the sign in front of Steve Springer’s home. It reflects his work both as a cattleman and hi…
Steve Springer uses an indelible marker on an ear tag to identify a bull calf's mother and the calf's birth number. The mother cow's number is 541. The tag also shows the calf was the 69th animal born in a group of 75 calves.
Steve Springer uses a calf catcher mounted to his all-terrain vehicle. The attached cage will enable him to attach ear tags or vaccinate calves while protective mother cows can see and smell their offspring through the cage.
Calves and cows cavort near a soil bunker. Dirt was transferred there from a nearby rip-rapping project to protect a streambank at the Springer farm. Steve Springer said calves appear to play 'king of the hill,' especially near dusk.
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