Spring calving time has arrived, and workload has sharply intensified for Flint Hills ranchers with cow-calf operations. A cow’s gestation is the period between conception and birth. During this time, ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — “What’s rule number one?” veterinarian Charles “Chuck” Estill asks a room full of students attending Oregon State University’s Extension Service calving school. The gathering of farm ...

A Highland Cow has just given birth. Her newborn calf is on the ground. She's cleaning her up the way mothers do, all ...

Most cows don't give birth in front of a cheering crowd with medical help close by. They usually have their calves in the field. But at the birthing center at the Kansas State Fair, cows are given ...