A
calf (
plural calves) is the young of a certain species of
mammal. The term is most commonly used to refer to the young of
cattle. The young of
bison,
camels,
dolphins,
elephants,
giraffes,
hippopotamuses,
moose,
rhinoceroses,
whales, and
yaks, also are called calves.
A cattle calf is the
offspring of a
cow and a
bull. A calf that has lost its mother is referred to as a
dogie. Calf meat is called
veal; fine calf skin used for
pages in early
codexes is called
pergamon. The fourth compartment of the stomach of slaughtered milk-fed calves is the source of
rennet. Calves feed from their mother's
udder for a few weeks before eating solid food.
Calf leather is particularly valuable because of its softness, and fine grain. It is commonly used for the construction of high-end/high-quality shoes.
The birth of a calf is
calving. The term
calving is also applied in geology to the breaking off of a mass of ice from its parent glacier, iceberg, or ice shelf.
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