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Cattle are not often kept solely for hides, and they are usually a by-product of beef production. Hides are used mainly for leather products such as shoes. In 2012, India was the world's largest producer of cattle hides. [114] Cattle hides account for around 65% of the world's leather production. [115] [116]
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
The following article lists the world's largest producers of meat. Global meat production has increased rapidly over the past 50 years. According to Our World in Data, meat production has more than quintupled since 1961, reaching around 361 million tonnes in 2022. [1] The most popular meat globally is poultry, followed by pork, beef and mutton.
Miniature cattle are found in various parts of the world. Some, such as the Dexter of Ireland and the Vechur of Kerala, India, are traditional breeds; others have been created by selective breeding. The Australian Lowline was the unexpected result of a scientific experiment.
At the other extreme, in the more Western parts of the world, animals are often intensively managed; dairy cows may be kept in zero-grazing conditions with all their forage brought to them; beef cattle may be kept in high density feedlots; [22] pigs may be housed in climate-controlled buildings and never go outdoors; [23] poultry may be reared ...
The tribe Bovini or wild cattle are medium to massive bovines that are native to Eurasia, North America, and Africa. These include the enigmatic, antelope -like saola , the African and Asiatic buffalos , and a clade that consists of bison and the wild cattle of the genus Bos .
Dairy cattle (also called dairy ... The Holstein Friesian is the main breed of dairy cattle in Australia, and said to have the "world's highest" productivity, at ...
Bali cattle. B. domesticus Wilckens, 1905: Southeast Asia Size: 190–225 cm (75–89 in) long, plus 65–70 cm (26–28 in) tail [101] Habitat: Forest and grassland [102] Diet: Grass, sedges, herbs, and bamboo, as well as leaves, fruit, flowers, bark, and young branches of shrubs and trees [102] NE Unknown . Cattle. B. taurus Linnaeus, 1758 ...