What is a veal calf?
Any calf can be reared for meat, but veal is usually produced from the male calves from dairy herds. Dairy cows need to give birth to a calf every year in order to produce enough milk. The female calves are lucky – they are kept to join the herd and replace the older cows when they retire. Male calves are not so fortunate. A very small percentage are kept for breeding purposes, but the rest are either slaughtered at birth, or reared intensively for low-quality beef. Unless they are reared for veal…
