calves

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For years, McClain had kept cattle here in his hometown and on the Texas Panhandle, buying calves at auction and selling them for profit three months later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Canada's food inspection agency has announced a temporary ban on livestock from the US state of Texas after flesh-eating screwworms were discovered in calves this week.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

When calves had siblings, they typically shared only one parent rather than both.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

"Mothers actually teach these routes to their calves when they are young, so the patterns are deeply ingrained," Castro said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

There were two little calves in the barnyard, and seven little pigs with the mother hog in the pigpen.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder