A calf (pl.: calves) is a young domestic cow or bull. Calves are reared to become adult cattle or are slaughtered for their meat, called veal, and their hide.
The term calf is also used for some other species. See … See more

Calves may be produced by natural means, or by artificial breeding using artificial insemination or embryo transfer.
Calves are born after nine months. They usually stand within a few minutes of calving, and suckle within an hour. However, for the … See more

A commercial steer or bull calf is expected to put on about 32 to 36 kg (71 to 79 lb) per month. A nine-month-old steer or bull is therefore expected … See more

Calf meat for human consumption is called veal, and is usually produced from the male calves of dairy cattle. Also eaten are calf's brains and calf liver. The hide is used to make See more

The single suckler system of rearing calves is similar to that occurring naturally in wild cattle, where each calf is suckled by its own mother until it is weaned at about nine months old. This system is commonly used for rearing beef cattle throughout the world. See more

Calves suffer from few congenital abnormalities but the Akabane virus is widely distributed in temperate to tropical regions of the world. The virus is a teratogenic pathogen which causes spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, premature births … See more

In English, the term "calf" is used by extension for the young of various other large species of mammal. In addition to other bovid species (such as bison, yak and See more