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  2. Calf (animal) - Wikipedia

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    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 calfskin , or tanned into leather and called calf leather, or sometimes in the US "novillo", the Spanish term.

  3. List of cattle terminology - Wikipedia

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    In older English sources such as the King James Version of the Bible, cattle refers to livestock, as opposed to deer which refers to wildlife. Wild cattle may refer to feral cattle or to undomesticated species of the genus Bos. When used without a qualifier, the modern meaning of cattle is usually restricted to domesticated bovines. [15]

  4. Veal - Wikipedia

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    These calves are chained by their neck, with limited space per calf. In the past, one aspect of veal production cited as cruelty in the industry was the lack of space veal calves were provided. Space was often deliberately restricted by the producer to stop the animal from exercising, as exercise was thought to make the meat turn redder and ...

  5. Calf - Wikipedia

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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;

  6. Cow–calf operation - Wikipedia

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    A cow calf operation is a method of rearing beef cattle in which a permanent herd of cows is kept by a farmer or rancher to produce calves for later sale. Cow–calf operations are one of the key aspects of the beef industry in the United States and many other countries. [1] In the British Isles, a cow–calf operation may be known as a single ...

  7. Holstein Friesian - Wikipedia

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    The cloned calf was born 21 years and 5 months after Starbuck's own birth date and just under 2 years after his death (17 September 1998). The calf weighed 54.2 kg at birth and showed the same vital signs as calves produced from regular AI or ET. Starbuck II is derived from frozen fibroblast cells, recovered one month before the death of Starbuck.

  8. Strange Connecticut laws, such as receiving a $99 fine for ...

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    Among the keywords you can find in Connecticut law include "silly string," "balloons" and "arcade games." All these topics are involved in some of the state's strangest laws.

  9. Human leg - Wikipedia

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    The calf (rear) and shin (front), or shank, are located between the knee and ankle. [1] Legs are used for standing, many forms of human movement, recreation such as dancing, and constitute a significant portion of a person's mass. Evolution has led to the human leg's development into a mechanism specifically adapted for efficient bipedal gait. [2]