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Cattle bred specifically for milk production are called milking or dairy cattle; [1] a cow kept to provide milk for one family may be called a family cow or a milker. A fresh cow is a dairy term for a cow (or a first-calf heifer in few regions) who has recently given birth, or "freshened." The adjective applying to cattle in general is usually ...
"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.
Cow in California. The Corriente is an American breed of small cattle, used principally for rodeo events. It derives from Criollo Mexicano stock, which in turn descends from Iberian cattle brought to the Americas by the Conquistadors, and introduced in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to various parts of what is now Mexico.
The new calf, which so far has not been named, was born about 9:48 a.m. Monday inside an enclosure, where the mother, Amahle, was caught on camera giving birth, the zoo said on social media.
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The first calf native to the base was born August 1975 to a pair dubbed Adam and Eve. [11] Another pioneering bull was named Ferdinand. [12] Four calves had been born on the base by 1978. [13] By 1987, Adam had become the dominant bull bison at Camp Pendleton, with a larger harem than any of the other 25 male bison on base. [14]
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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