Generally, calves go through three stages, the first being the "calf" stage. Then, when they are yearlings, they are either considered a "heifer" if they are female, "bull" if they are male, or a "steer" if they are a castrated male. Once a heifer has her own calf, then she is considered a cow.
A cow is a mature female bovine that has had a calf. She was a heifer before she had her first or second calf.
What is what considered, the cow or the calf? Please be more specific when asking these type of questions!
It depends on the cow. Sometimes it can be a couple weeks before a calf is born that they start springing (producing milk), or it can be right after she gives birth. Every heifer and cow is different.
As long as the cow thinks it is necessary to hide that calf. Usually a cow will hide her calf for a week or two after birth until the calf is strong enough to be up, running and playing with the other calves.
Probably, if the calf doesn't pull the cow down before then.
A calf that is small, usually one that is under 60 to 80 lbs. A Jersey calf is considered a small calf, as is a Texas Longhorn calf a mini-cow calf.
Yes.
The name of a baby cow is a Calf
A "cow" is a cow when that "cow" is a she and she has given birth to at least one calf.
A cow that has NEVER had a calf in her lifetime is called a Heifer. A cow that has not had a calf YET is a heavily pregnant or heavy-bred, or a short-bred or long-bred cow. A cow that has not had a calf during a calving season is called a barren cow, an open cow, a cystic cow, a cull cow, a meat/slaughter cow, a poor cow, a free-loader, etc.
The baby is called a calf and mother is a cow. Together they are called a cow-calf pair, or "mom and baby."
A cow is a female bovine who has had a calf. She was a calf when she was born, became no longer a calf after she was weaned. Before being put to the bull for the first time she was a heifer and became a cow after she had her first calf.