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:''For the anatomical feature, see calf muscle.''
A 'calf' (plural ''calves'') is the young of a certain species of mammal. The term is mainly used for the young of cattle. Youngs of dolphins, whales, giraffes, bison, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, yaks and elephants also are called calves.
A cattle calf is the offspring of a cow and a bull. A calf that has lost its mother is referred to as a ''dogie''. Calf meat is called veal; fine calf skin used for pages in early codexes is called pergamon. The fourth compartment of the stomach of slaughtered milk-fed calves is the source of rennet. Calves feed from their mother's udder for a few weeks before eating solid food.
Calf leather is particularly valuable because of its softness, and fine grain. It is commonly used for the construction of high-end/high-quality shoes.
The birth of a calf is ''calving''. The term ''calving'' is also applied in geology to the breaking off of a mass of ice from its parent glacier, iceberg, or ice shelf.
★ Calving on ''Ropin' the Web'', Agriculture and Food, Government of Alberta, Canada
Cattle calf
A 'calf' (plural ''calves'') is the young of a certain species of mammal. The term is mainly used for the young of cattle. Youngs of dolphins, whales, giraffes, bison, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, yaks and elephants also are called calves.
A cattle calf is the offspring of a cow and a bull. A calf that has lost its mother is referred to as a ''dogie''. Calf meat is called veal; fine calf skin used for pages in early codexes is called pergamon. The fourth compartment of the stomach of slaughtered milk-fed calves is the source of rennet. Calves feed from their mother's udder for a few weeks before eating solid food.
Calf leather is particularly valuable because of its softness, and fine grain. It is commonly used for the construction of high-end/high-quality shoes.
The birth of a calf is ''calving''. The term ''calving'' is also applied in geology to the breaking off of a mass of ice from its parent glacier, iceberg, or ice shelf.
A suckling calf with its mother
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★ Calving on ''Ropin' the Web'', Agriculture and Food, Government of Alberta, Canada
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