For dairy production under such circumstances, the calf's access to the cow must be limited, for example by penning the calf and bringing the mother to it once a day after partly milking her.

Reader, if of the City, thou mayest probably have seen in the Fields of Islington or Mile-End or, If thou art in the environs of St James ', thou must have observed in the Park with what Ease and Agility a cow, heavy with calf, has rose up at the command of the milkwoman's foot: thus from the mossy bank sprang the DIVINE FARINELLI.

Cattle and European bison can hybridise fairly readily, but the calves cannot be born naturally ( birth is not triggered correctly by the first-cross hybrid calf, and they must therefore be delivered by Caesarian section ).

Baron Georges Cuvier maintained that, as the unicorn was cloven-hoofed, it must therefore have a cloven skull ( making the growth of a single horn impossible ); as if to disprove this, Dr. W. Franklin Dove, a University of Maine professor, artificially fused the horn buds of a calf together, creating the external appearance of a one-horned bull.

The rider must lasso the calf from horseback by throwing a loop of the lariat around the calf's neck.

The calf must be stopped by the rope but cannot be thrown to the ground by the rope.

If the calf falls, the roper loses seconds because he must allow the calf to get back on its feet.

The timer waits for six seconds, during which the calf must stay tied before an official time is recorded.

In PRCA events, the calf must weigh between 220 and 280 pounds.

In addition, Jews must wear a wooden calf necklace and Christians an iron cross.

In the public baths, Jews must replace the calf with a bell.

At the other end of the spectrum, a saddle with a " slick fork "-virtually no swells-and a low cantle is suited for calf roping, where a rider must dismount quickly, often while the horse is still in motion, and not be caught up on the saddle.

Female moose have an eight-month gestation period, usually bearing one calf, or twins if food is plentiful, in May or June.

Perissodactyls tend to have one foal or calf at a time.

In Europe, from Roman times, the term vellum was used for the best quality of prepared skin, regardless of the animal from which the hide was obtained, calf, sheep, and goat all being commonly used ( other animals, including pig, deer, donkey, horse, or camel have been used ).

Cows usually have a gestation period of 264 days, and typically give birth to one calf at a time.

A Longhorn cow will often go off on her own to a safe place to have the calf then bring it home.

He was said to have achieved the feat of lifting the bull by starting in childhood, lifting and carrying a newborn calf and repeating the feat daily as it grew to maturity.

Gaur have one calf ( or occasionally two ) after a gestation period of about 275 days, about nine months, a few days less than domestic cattle.

Conversely, in sports requiring athletes to excel in actions such as running or jumping, it is beneficial to have longer than average Achilles tendon and a shorter calf muscle.

Recognizing the situation as one of unreasoning stubborn resistance on the part of the calf, I decided to let the calf have full opportunity to resist, since that was what it apparently wished to do.

European Homotherium have an important role in the book Dance of the Tiger by Bjorn Kurten-particularly the scene in which a pair of Homotherium, known to the book's characters as " black tigers ", hunt a mammoth calf.

The boots usually have high heels that lock into the saddle of the horse to help the rider lean on the side of the horse while trying to pick up the calf.

Dr. Eddie Taylor stated that in 16 years as an attending veterinarian at PRCA rodeos in Arizona, " I personally have not seen a serious neck injury to a tie-down roping calf.

This allows the hardy Highland cow, grazed upon the rough hillsides of her natural environment, to produce a cross-bred beef calf featuring the tender beef of its mother on a more modern carcass of high commercial value at slaughter, thus rendering a gross margin from her grazing that would have been impossible from other breeds in that environment.

" O king, this feast that you have partaken with your kinsmen, has been provided by my calf Nandini ( sometimes referred as Sabala ), who was gifted to me by Indra.

A calf dolphin surfaces from the water twice as much as an adult, because calves have smaller lung capacities than adults.

Compassion for the brute is declared to have been the merit of Moses which made him the shepherd of his people ( Exodus Rabbah 2 ), while Judah ha-Nasi saw in his own ailment the punishment for having once failed to show compassion for a frightened calf.

Physical examination of the calf may also reveal differences: many ( but not all ) freemartins have a short vagina compared with that of a fertile heifer.

For inclusion in the Pure ( Holstein or Friesian ) herd book, a heifer or bull calf from a cow or heifer in Class B of the Supplementary Register and by a bull registered or dual registered in the Herd Book or the Supplementary Register, and containing 87. 5 % or more Holstein genes or Friesian genes will be eligible to have its entry registered in the Herd Book.

The son does not even have time to finish his rehearsed speech, since the father calls for his servants to dress him in a fine robe, a ring, and sandals, and slaughter the " fattened calf " for a celebratory meal.

Males attain sexual maturity between five and nine years of age, and females have their first calf between seven and nine years old.

Cows with young calves are very protective and will attack humans who come too close, especially if they come between mother and calf.

The calf or foal is capable of standing within moments of birth, but is very dependent on its mother.

This calf did nurse and was very playful.

The bear carried him very quietly for a time ; but on being pricked by the spur he bit his rider through the calf of his leg .’' Despite being bitten, Mad Jack kept the bear Nell as a pet.

In Oklahoma and North Texas, they are sometimes called calf fries but only if taken from very young animals.

When threatened the baby will run in front of the mother, who is very protective of her calf and will fight for it vigorously.

The training sessions are known for being very competitive and has led to well publicised bust ups leading to City earning the nickname of " Fight Club " and recently Mancini was left nursing a sore calf after being flattened by summer signing Stefan Savić who was taking part in his first training session as a City player.

In humans, the gastrocnemius muscle ( or ; Latin, from Greek γαστήρ " stomach " and knēmē " leg "; meaning " stomach of leg ", referring to the bulging shape of the calf ) is a very powerful superficial pennate muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg.

Fletcher claimed to lift “ three hundred pounds dead weight three hundred and fifty times with his right calf .” The tests claim that Fletcher outperformed these Yale athletes in all events and that they were very impressed with his athletic ability at his old age.