Crowds Flock to See Two-Headed Calf Still Alive; Lottery Number Analysis for This Draw
A two-headed calf born to a Brahman cow at a livestock farm in Khon Kaen Province is alive and nursing, prompting villagers to convert its features into lottery numbers for this week's draw. The veterinarian attributes the rare condition to
Villagers are abuzz about a two-headed calf, converting its features into lottery numbers for this week's draw. The mother cow "Bua Ngen" has just given birth for the first time, and after a veterinarian assisted with the delivery, the two-headed calf survived and remains alive. The owner intends to provide the best care possible.
On April 29, 2569, reporters received word that villagers have been visiting the two-headed calf at Amphorn Thai Buffalo Farm in Ban Non Phayom, Muang Wan Subdistrict, Nam Phong District, Khon Kaen Province. After the mother cow delivered, the calf was discovered to have two heads, and locals analyzed its features into lottery numbers, hoping to win the May 2 draw.
Nai Preecha, 50, owner of Amphorn Thai Buffalo Farm, revealed that he works as a livestock farmer with 30 cattle and buffalo, including both miniature buffalo and beautiful varieties. He buys, sells, and trades cattle at various markets, a practice known locally as "nai hoi." The female cow that delivered the two-headed calf, named "Bua Ngen," is a four-year-old Brahman breed experiencing her first birth. She was scheduled to deliver on April 28. Because the delivery appeared difficult and it was her first time, Preecha called a veterinarian to assist.
"After delivery, I discovered it was female but with abnormalities: two heads, four ears, two mouths, two noses, separated from each other with faces pointing right and left. Both heads have open eyes and are alive. The calf can drink milk—I milk the mother and bottle-feed both heads, and they both suckle equally well. After posting about the birth on Facebook, people started calling. Some wanted to own it, while others asked for lottery numbers. I plan to care for this calf as best I can, raising it naturally for however long it remains with us."
Jakrapong Siang-dee, known as Doctor Wave, the veterinarian who assisted with Bua Ngen's delivery, explained that the two-headed condition resulted from gene mutation during the calf's development, causing abnormal organ development. In the case of true twins born from a single egg, if the embryo begins to separate to form twins but the process stalls or separation is incomplete, a condition called "conjoined twins" occurs—in this case, joined at the head. However, another possible cause could be chemicals or toxins the mother ingested during pregnancy, which may have affected the calf's cell division.
Meanwhile, villagers who came to watch the two-headed calf nursing analyzed the lottery numbers for the May 2 draw, reasoning that a calf with two heads, four legs, four ears, and two mouths would likely be 24 or 42.
