'Rare' twins born at Odds Farm Park in Wooburn Moor (From Bucks Free Press)
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'Rare' twins born at Odds Farm Park in Wooburn Moor
3:08pm Monday 23rd August 2010 in
ODDS Farm Park in Wooburn Moor is celebrating the rare birth of twin British White calves - a first for the 17-year-old farm.
Staff arrived on Thursday morning to find mum Libby, seven, had given birth by herself in the field.
The new arrivals, one female and one male, have been named Adelaide and Darwin. Staff said they are “very cute, extremely friendly and currently below 70 cm in height”.
Clare Middleton, the livestock manager, said twins are very unusual for cattle, with multiple births having odds of only 1 in 200 for beef cattle and 1 in 50 for dairy cattle.
British Whites are one of the oldest breeds of cattle in the UK and claim direct links with the ancient indigenous wild white cattle of Great Britain.
They were originally dual purpose cattle but are now breed for beef alone.
Comments(4)
Ewartwhatyoubulldoze
says...
5:05pm Mon 23 Aug 10
BigTommy wrote:Must be a misteak
Why, if these are British Whites calves and are "one of the oldest breeds of cattle in the UK" are they named after two Australian cities?
vocal local
says...
1:38pm Tue 24 Aug 10
Ewartwhatyoubulldoze wrote:what is all your beef about? lol
BigTommy wrote: Why, if these are British Whites calves and are "one of the oldest breeds of cattle in the UK" are they named after two Australian cities?Must be a misteak
Ewartwhatyoubulldoze
says...
8:30pm Tue 24 Aug 10
vocal local wrote:Hold your tongue, vocal!
Ewartwhatyoubulldoze wrote:what is all your beef about? lolBigTommy wrote: Why, if these are British Whites calves and are "one of the oldest breeds of cattle in the UK" are they named after two Australian cities?Must be a misteak
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BigTommy says...
3:32pm Mon 23 Aug 10