Ok, so what is dwarfism, exactly? What are other issues involving size and stunting? The only one I have ever heard of is dwarfism, so I assumed that is what was wrong with this calf. He is about 9 months now, and is only a little bigger than a newborn. I can wrap my arms around him and he is probably up to my waist. He has grown very little since he was born. He eats fine, has not been sick, runs and plays,etc. I had posted some pics of him on the breed board and someone had commented saying they didn't think he looked like a dwarf but a true midget..so that got me thinking. Does anyone know why this might have occurred or if there are any diseases that may have caused this stunting? His mom died when he was around 6 months old, not sure what she died from but she basically wasted away (my guess was hardware or Johne's but we couldn't get her tested, and none of our other animals are or have been sick). Here are some pictures of him. I am really interested to hear everyone's ideas and theories!
This picture was taken last summer, he was about 1 month old
this was taken the same day, the other calves behind him are the same age.
Here he is now, sorry I don't have a better pic or something to scale him to.
His name is Minute, by the way. Since he's no bigger than a minute
This picture was taken last summer, he was about 1 month old
this was taken the same day, the other calves behind him are the same age.
Here he is now, sorry I don't have a better pic or something to scale him to.
His name is Minute, by the way. Since he's no bigger than a minute