{"id":35352,"date":"2022-07-05T08:15:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T08:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sparsholt.ac.uk\/?p=35352"},"modified":"2022-07-05T08:15:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T08:15:11","slug":"rare-dwarf-zebu-calf-born-at-sparsholt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparsholt.ac.uk\/college\/news\/rare-dwarf-zebu-calf-born-at-sparsholt\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Dwarf Zebu Calf born at Sparsholt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Animal Health and Welfare Research Centre at Sparsholt College Group has welcomed the birth of a female Dwarf Zebu calf (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bos taurus indicus<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The calf has been named Clover by the keepers. The birth went smoothly out in the paddock, and she was suckling from mum within a couple of hours. There are only 17 individuals registered in the collections of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (<a href=\"https:\/\/biaza.org.uk\/\">BIAZA<\/a>). Clover is recorded as being the first female calf born in 6 years. Clover is the second calf born to mum Tonks; her father i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s called Hector.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Zebu was originally domesticated in Southern Asia and became the dominant form of domesticated cattle in India. From there it spread through most of the south, including the Middle East, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Africa,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> South America, and parts of Europe and North America, where people crossed it with local cattle to create unique breeds. Zebus prefer the open grasslands and plains where food is most abundant.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Animal Health and Welfare Research Centre<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Manager, Calvin Allen, said: \u201cS<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">parsholt College and University Centre Sparsholt currently have two bulls and four cow Dwarf Zebu. Clover will be an exciting addition for staff and students to work with and learn from. Clover will be an important animal in maintaining zebu populations in the UK due to the lack of females born in recent years\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sparsholt College, nestled in the heart of the Hampshire countryside, is a leading land-based College, with an unrivalled reputation for the delivery of land, animal, and environment courses. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparsholt.ac.uk\/information\/apply\/\">Applications are still open for September 2022.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Animal Health and Welfare Research Centre at Sparsholt College Group has welcomed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparsholt.ac.uk\/college\/news\/rare-dwarf-zebu-calf-born-at-sparsholt\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":35354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,102],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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