From the perspective of Gut Aiderbichl
The three musketeers from Gut Aiderbichl Deggendorf
We humans are used to standards. If something is standardised, it can only be right and good. If something is out of the norm, it becomes difficult to classify it.
Nature teaches people that absolutely not everything is within the norm, but that a certain order must exist in the systems. A tree may grow crooked, there may be weeds in the garden, a banana may have brown spots, etc...
This disorder in the systems "disturbs" and is often "adapted to the norm" through human intervention.
Growth disorders in cattle
It happens more and more often that a calf is too small and delicate. At birth, a calf should weigh 35-45 kg and have a height at withers of about 65 cm. The size, bone structure and development of the calf depend on the breed and stature of the cow.
Young cattle, that are fed normally but do not gain weight and size, bring worry lines to the farmer's forehead. What is going wrong?
Science studies the genetic make-up of cattle for certain genetic traits and can thus filter out clues to diseases.
Systematic genetic analyses are now available to improve animal health. These are DNA analyses and insights gained from them into which genes and gene mutations can cause diseases.
The mini calf Kathi, Bully and Karli
Nature has given them as the semen of the bull and the egg of the cow have united. After insemination, the cow carries around 9 months and a few days. Good if everything goes normally. Bad for some calves if it does not go "normally". Many farmers change their minds and take pity on a calf that has grown too small. Some pick up the phone and call Gut Aiderbichl. which was "the best case" for Kathi and Bully.
Karli is left...
There they are, lined up in rows at the calf auctions - the calves or the future breeding cattle. Karli was one of them. It turned out that he was too small for breeding and that something was wrong with one of his hind legs: Karli was limping.
He slipped into the heart of an animal-loving person and came to Gut Aiderbichl Deggendorf. Small, limping, a little shy. That's how he arrived. Today Karli is: self-confident. His best friends are the miniature calf Kathi and Bully, who is also a small calf.
Benedikt, the estate manager of Deggendorf, is very happy that "the three musketeers" get along great and are simply allowed to be the way they are: small in stature but cuddly and grateful.
I look forward to the next guided tour with you!
Sincerely, Gisela
