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Is a calf male or female?
Both. A calf is a general term for a young bovine, regardless of sex. A calf, thus, can be either male or female. A male calf is called a bull calf, and a female calf a heifer calf. If the bull calf has been castrated, he is then called a steer calf.
What is the offspring of a cow called?
The offspring of a cow is referred to as a calf. A heifer calf is a female calf, a bull calf is an intact male calf, and a steer calf is a castrated male calf (castrated after birth).
What is a female calf that is born sterile and is a twin to a male calf called?
A freemartin.
What is a female calf born sterile as twin to male calf?
It is called a freemartin.
What is another name for a calf?
Baby cow, baby calf, bull calf (if male), steer calf (if male and has been castrated), heifer calf (if female), dogie, offspring, progeny, etc.
What do you call the male and female twins?
The female would obviously be a freemartin if she had shared the placenta with her brother, and her brother would simply be known as a bull calf.
Is a baby cow called a heifer?
A calf is a heifer calf if it's female, a bull calf if it's male.
Does the cow determine the sex of the unborn calf?
No, the male decides the gender of the calf. When the semen meets the egg, if it contains a Y chromosome it is going to be a bull (male) calf because the mother will have provided the X chromosome. Whereas, if the semen that contained an X chromosome fertilized the egg then the result would be a heifer (female) calf.
How would you know if the frog is male or female?
if it is a female it will be sitting if it is a male it will be jumping
What is the young cow call?
When a cow gives birth the animal is called a calf, as the calf grows the name changes depending on the sex of the animal. A female is called a hiefer and a male is called a bullock
What are malefemale and baby dolphins called?
A male dolphin is called a bull a female is a cow and a baby is a calf
What is a female bull calf known as?
There is no such thing. Bull calves are male, never either male or female. Female calves are called heifer calves.
