Cows and Calves

Calves and cows

Calves are born from their mother’s called ‘cows’. The calf pops up and try to stand up on it’s own legs. The calf drinks milk from their mother’s udder.When calves are born they are taken to a warm shed to be taken care of.

When calves are hungry the farmer gives it milk to drink.When calves see milk they are greedy and want to be first. The older the calves grow they nibble on grass rather than milk. The older the more grass they feed on and less milk. They also love drinking water. Young calves have tiny horns and are disbudded with hot iron. They need an injection to prevent infection.

The farmers choose the best female calves and they are called milking cows or heifer. One cow can produce 20,000 litres of milk a year. Male cattle are killed for their veal. The best bulls are kept for mating with females to produce new calves.

By: Ida