Calf

Plantar Fasciitis is the number one leading cause in foot pain. The plantar fascia is a flat ligament that connects the heel bone (Calcaneus) to the toes and it also helps to support the arches underneath both of the feet. When the plantar fascia gets pulled or inflamed then you will feel the bottom middle of your foot pulling or stretching out and will usually hurt. It will usually hurt most when you are walking or standing to put pressure on the foot. Most athletes or middle aged people who…

The motif of the “Good Shepherd” was first seen in Archaic Greek art. “There the calf bearer was a bearded man offering his animal in sacrifice to Athena” (Kleiner 238). In the pre-Christian world, Christ portrays a shepherd, where he is carrying a calf on his shoulders, but the calf was not to be sacrifice. The calf is one of the lost sheep which symbolizes “a sinner who has strayed and been rescued” (Kleiner 239). Christ said that he is a good shepherd and he will give his life for the sheep.…

Today is the day I will try to hunt my first buffalo calf. I've been hunting with a bow and arrow for five years which is half of my life. I know I am finally ready to show the tribe what I can do. Some of the older boys in the tribe took me to another part of the woodlands alongside the Mississippi River because they spotted buffalos. Even though the summers get very hot I like venturing around the prairies. I hope that after today the older men will let me fight with them. If that happens, I…

Alberto Juarez is a 50-year-old man who has come in today with a constant and “sharp” pain in the left leg near the calf. On Sunday, the patient came back from a vacation in Europe. On Monday, he went for a jog and tripped and fell and scraped his left lower leg. He cleansed the injury and put on Neosporin. That day, the discomfort in his calf started, in a part of the leg near the area of the injury. On a scale of 1 to 10, he describes the pain as a 5 and describes it as sharp and at times,…

One day a cow gave birth to her calf. His name was Marty. His mom and the helper had a big conversation about what his name should be. Marty wanted his name to be King of Everyone since he had a crown shaped spot on his head,but you can see that didn’t work out. This calf was no ordinary calf, he came out dancing ,and talking to the person who helped deliver him. The person who helped deliver him was named Billy Bob Joe. Billy and Marty became best friends. They went to parties , got Big Macs…

The gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. Also known as your calf. This is the source of a fateful moment one Saturday night in 2014, one of the most confusing and terrifying moments I have ever lived through. The night half of my family laughed at me while I begged to go to the hospital. I was 12 years old. My mother, my older brother, Jalen, and I were watching Saturday Night Live. On the couch, wrapped in a throw blanket, everything was fine. I was cackling like a hyena at the last skit before…

On The Hunt The small beginnings of a huge project. I am so excited to participate in this coming years’ calf scramble program. This opportunity means a lot to me and I’m ready to start my heifer project. I plan to purchase a Simmental heifer to bring to next year’s stock show. I would prefer to purchase an older female to have a better chance in winning the calf scramble show if possible. But I will take what I get if a Simmental cannot be found I am also interested in the Charolais breed.…

“can result in increased susceptibility to disease and weight loss, reduction in the value of the meat, and interfere with reproduction,” (Lehmkuhler). This constant harassment can cause the cattle to abort, give birth early or give birth to a weak calf (Lehmkuhler). Harassing cattle also…

In Vitro Fertilization has helped millions of producers produce their ideal calf or close to that ideal calf. Whether chosen for phenotype, genotype, EPDs, or show ring appeal, IVF hasn’t been far from the picture. Before having a flush performed the producer should know the facts, and about the steps for ET and have a donor and sire chosen to use on that donor. Selecting a genetically outstanding cow is something that is always looked at. Other things that are perceived are show ring appeal,…

Achilles tendon rupture is known as the strongest and longest tendon in the human body. Achilles tendon rupture is defined as a rope like tendon of a fibrous tissue in the back of the ankle that connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. When it is torn it usually happens two inches above the heel bone. The common symptoms of a rupture are swelling, stiffness, bruising. In addition, there are serve symptoms as too hearing a pop or snap in the Achilles. Serve pain in the back of the leg; it…