A New Calf!

A new bull calf was born unexpectedly on Easter. Usually, calves are born in the fall, but this one is special because its mother was bred by her son from the fall of 2017. This happened because he was not weaned and/or castrated soon enough. Inbreeding is quite common in farmed cows, and some farmers even intentionally inbreed their cows. He was around 60 pounds when he was born, a little on the small side -- calves are usually 70-80 pounds when they are born. However, he has no noticeable disabilities or deformities from being the product of inbreeding. Generally, with the lack of genetic diversity, due to being inbred, the offspring have various health issues.