Baby Bison Born on CSU Foothills Campus [PICTURES

John Eisele, Colorado State University

A baby bison was born in a pasture on Colorado State University’s Foothills Campus, at 11:35 Friday morning. Bison cow No. 50 delivered a 45-pound male calf after a hard two-hour labor.

According to CSU, he is the first calf born this spring and bound for the Laramie Foothills Bison Conservation Herd, which will be released on fenced property at Soapstone Prairie Natural Area and Red Mountain Open Space, about 20 miles north of Fort Collins in November.

Unlike bison living in and near Yellowstone National Park, the Laramie Foothills herd is entirely free from an infectious disease called brucellosis that spreads easily among cattle, bison and elk.

The bull calf was conceived with artificial insemination using a Yellowstone bull’s sperm, which went through a high-tech cleansing process in Barfield’s lab. The mother is a grand-daughter of Yellowstone bison.

Photo by John Eisele, Colorado State University photographer

This YouTube video of the new calf was created by Colorado State University:

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