Question: What is the difference between a cow, heifer, and a calf? Before this, I didn't even know what a heifer was. I knew what a calf and a cow was, but not a heifer. Looking into it, it didn't take long for me to find the information I was looking for but the answer, it really surprised me! It turns out that a heifer is a female cow that has yet given birth to a calf. Heifers have a much tighter tummy area, but why shouldn't it be, It's never had a baby within their belly to cause their tummies to stretch. When it comes to talking about a calf it is quite simple because it is just a baby or very young cow. These calves are so cute when they're this age. Let's just pray you don't have one of these animals stomp on your foot because you will definitely know the calf was there. Can you say ouch? The older the cow gets, the name changes for these animals. When a cow finally gives birth to its first calf, the heifer* is promoted to the na