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Bovini (saola, buffalos, bison, and wild cattle) Phylogenetic relationships of the Bovinae (Bibi et al., 2013) [ 3 ] The wild cattle belong to the subfamily Bovinae , which also includes spiral-horned antelope of the tribe Tragelaphini and two aberrant species of Asian antelope, four-horned antelope and nilgai , which belong to the tribe ...
The largest extant bovine is the gaur. In many countries, bovid milk and meat is used as food by humans. Cattle are kept as livestock almost everywhere except in parts of India and Nepal, where they are considered sacred by most Hindus. Bovids are used as draft animals and as riding animals.
Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are called heifers, young male cattle are oxen or bullocks, and castrated male cattle are known as steers. Cattle are commonly raised for meat, for dairy products, and for leather. As draft animals, they pull carts and farm implements.
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.
Interesting Facts for Adults. 11. If you cut down a cactus in Arizona, it can result in a class 4 felony and up to 25 years in prison. ... 117. A female cow produces about 200,000 glasses of milk ...
Beef and cattle prices are booming, with the lowest inventory in 70 years. Here's a look at Oklahoma cattle in business, history, and pop culture.
A fresh cow is a dairy term for a cow (or a first-calf heifer in few regions) 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, hippopotamus, camels, elk and elephants.
The kouprey was not included in Simpson's taxonomy, [10] while Bohlken (1958) considered the species to be a hybrid between banteng and cattle. [11] Below is the Simpson (1945) taxonomy: [10] Subtribe Bovina (Gray, 1821) Genus Bibos (Hodgson, 1837) Bibos javanicus (d'Alton, 1823) – Banteng; Bibos gaurus (Hamilton-Smith, 1827) – Gaur