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  2. List of cattle terminology - Wikipedia

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    A fresh cow is a dairy term for a cow or first-calf heifer who has recently given birth, or "freshened." The adjective applying to cattle in general is usually bovine. The terms bull, cow and calf are also used by extension to denote the sex or age of other large animals, including whales, hippopotamuses, camels, elk and elephants.

  3. Bulls and cows - Wikipedia

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    This software uses "A" to denote "bulls" (digit in the correct position) and "B" to denote "cows" (digit in the wrong position). Bulls and cows (also known as cows and bulls or pigs and bulls) is a code -breaking mind or paper and pencil game for two or more players. The game is played in turns by two opponents who aim to decipher the other's ...

  4. Aurochs - Wikipedia

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    The aurochs (Bos primigenius) (/ ˈɔːrɒks / or / ˈaʊrɒks /), plural aurochs or aurochsen, is an extinct cattle species, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle. With a shoulder height of up to 180 cm (71 in) in bulls and 155 cm (61 in) in cows, it was one of the largest herbivores in the Holocene; it had massive ...

  5. Cattle - Wikipedia

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    The word is a variant of chattel (a unit of personal property) and closely related to capital in the economic sense. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] The word cow came via Anglo-Saxon cū (plural cȳ ), from Common Indo-European gʷōus ( genitive gʷowés ) 'a bovine animal', cf. Persian : gâv , Sanskrit : go- . [ 3 ]

  6. Tripe - Wikipedia

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    Tripe refers to cow (beef) stomach, but includes stomach of any ruminant including cattle, sheep, deer, antelope, goat, ox, giraffes, and their relatives. Tripas, the related Spanish word, refers to culinary dishes produced from the small intestines of an animal. In some cases, other names have been applied to the tripe of other animals.

  7. Trekboers - Wikipedia

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    An aquatint by Samuel Daniell of Trekboers making camp. Depicted around 1804. The Trekboers (/ ˈtrɛkbuːrs / Afrikaans: Trekboere) were nomadic pastoralists descended from European colonists on the frontiers of the Dutch Cape Colony in Southern Africa. The Trekboers began migrating into the interior from the areas surrounding what is now Cape ...

  8. Auðumbla - Wikipedia

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    This house was also Alfred Nobel 's birthplace. In Norse mythology, Auðumbla (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈɔuðˌumblɑ]; also Auðhumla [ˈɔuðˌhumlɑ] and Auðumla [ˈɔuðˌumlɑ]) is a primeval cow. The primordial frost jötunn Ymir fed upon her milk, and over the course of three days she licked away the salty rime rocks and revealed ...

  9. Highland cattle - Wikipedia

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    Cattle. Bos (primigenius) taurus. The Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghàidhealach; Scots: Heilan coo) is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, able to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region.