Coburn Palmer
A male calf born Mar. 3 at the Pierce Farm, broke his leg yesterday and was put in a cast, according to Alice Christensen, a 21-year-old pre-veterinarian major.
The calf was injured when his mother stepped on his leg in the days following his birth.
The heifer and calf are being kept separate from the rest of the herd in a barn while the baby recovers. Injured calves have a low survival rate as a result of difficulty in eating.
The injured calf was born as a set of twins and the other calf has not been effected by the injury.
Pierce College Calf stands by its mother after breaking a leg and having it put in a cast March 17, 2011. (Jose Romero 2011)