Is Shorty set to be the smallest cow in the world?

A tiny calf little more than a foot high could be the world’s smallest cow.

Shorty, as farmer James Vance’s family are calling her, is the daughter of Ruby and grand-daughter of Ella, who last year competed for entry in the Guinness Book as the world’s shortest cow.

At 78cm, Ella was hailed as the world’s shortest for several months before she was beaten to the title by Manikyam, at 61.5cm, on a farm in Kerala, India.