Local Cattle Ranchers Get Triplet Calves
Local ranchers get media attention for healthy triplet calves.
March 31, 2014
The triplet calves born on the Christopher farm near Letcher, SD, are truly a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.
So excuse John Christopher if he couldn't believe his fortune when he found three healthy calves in a pen last weekend.
“I was just in shock. I just couldn't believe it," Christopher said. "It's something that we're still wrapping our heads around. I mean what are the odds?"
Russ Daly, South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension veterinarian in Brookings, says the number most often associated with a cow having triplet calves comes from a 1920 study that says it is a 1 in 105,000 chance.
To read more about the triplet calves, click here.
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