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"Calf" is the term used from birth to weaning, when it becomes known as a weaner or weaner calf, though in some areas the term "calf" may be used until the animal is a yearling. The birth of a calf is known as calving. A calf that has lost its mother is an orphan calf, also known as a poddy or poddy-calf in British.
A mare may be in heat for 4 to 10 days, followed by approximately 14 days in diestrus. Thus, a cycle may be short, totaling approximately 3 weeks. [21] Horses mate in spring and summer; autumn is a transition time, and anestrus occurs during winter.
Studies on the natural weaning of zebu cattle have shown that cows wean their calves over a 2-week period, but after that, continue to show strong affiliatory behavior with their offspring and preferentially choose them for grooming and as grazing partners for at least 4–5 years. [24]
Results vary between farms, and methods are still being researched as studies have shown contradicting results on stress levels of calves from different methods of weaning. Traditionally beef calves are weaned by abrupt separation, where the calves are separated from their dams and have no contact with each other, or by fence line weaning where ...
A calf requires approximately 10% of its body weight in milk daily; for a 100 lb (45 kg) calf, this means 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of milk. [1] As the calf grows, the amount of milk it requires begins to exceed the capacity of its mother to produce the milk. [1] A 500 lb (230 kg) calf requires 50 pounds (23 kg) of milk, but a beef cow only produces ...
A bull calf with high genetic potential may be reared for breeding purposes. It may be kept by a dairy farm as a herd bull, to provide natural breeding for the herd of cows. A bull may service up to 50 or 60 cows during a breeding season. Any more and the sperm count declines, leading to cows "returning to service" (needing to be bred again). A ...
“A gradual wean, dropping one feed every 3 to 5 days, is ideal both physically and emotionally," Sadler says. Expect to feel a rollercoaster of emotions
Calf (pl.: calves) most often refers to: Calf (animal) , the young of domestic cattle. Calf (leg) , in humans (and other primates), the back portion of the lower leg