A newborn calf has been skinned at a Fayette County farm, making it the third cow to be attacked there in two weeks.

Farmer Lou Diamond says he found the three-day-old animal yesterday morning at his Nicholson Township farm, about 45 miles south of Pittsburgh.

He says the calf's collar had been cut and the animal's neck had been skinned. Mr. Diamond said a Uniontown veterinarian is treating the 87-pound Holstein female.

Mr. Diamond said two other newborn calves at his farm have died after being skinned in the last two weeks.

He said state police were looking for evidence at his farm on Monday. A $1,500 reward is being offered for information in this case.