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The calf (pl.: calves; Latin: sura) is the back portion of the lower leg in human anatomy. [1] The muscles within the calf correspond to the posterior compartment of the leg. The two largest muscles within this compartment are known together as the calf muscle and attach to the heel via the Achilles tendon.
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]
A 230 mm (9 in) Burdizzo, used primarily on goats, small calves, and sometimes on humans. The Burdizzo is the name brand of a company that makes a castration device which employs a large clamp designed to break the blood vessels leading into the testicles.
Some anatomists consider both to be a single muscle—the triceps surae or "three-headed [muscle] of the calf"—since they share a common insertion via the Achilles tendon. The plantaris muscle and a portion of its tendon run between the two muscles, which is involved in "locking" the knee from the standing position.
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;
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.
Rennet has traditionally been used to separate milk into solid curds and liquid whey, used in the production of cheeses. Rennet from calves has become less common for this use, to the point that less than 5% of cheese in the United States is made using animal rennet today. [1] Most cheese is now made using chymosin derived from bacterial sources.
This type of diet is similar to infant formula and is also one of the most common diets used for calves in the veal industry. [12] Grain-fed calves normally consume a diet of milk replacer for the first six to eight weeks and then move on to a mostly corn-based diet. [13] A farm veterinarian creates and provides a health program for the herd.