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A castrated male is called a steer in the United States. Older steers are sometimes called bullocks in other parts of the world, [6] but in North America this term refers only to a young bull. Piker bullocks are micky bulls (uncastrated young male bulls) that were caught, castrated and then were later lost. [7]
The female counterpart to a bull is a cow, while a male of the species that has been castrated is a steer, ox, [2] or bullock, although in North America, this last term refers to a young bull. [citation needed] Use of these terms varies considerably with area and dialect. Colloquially, people unfamiliar with cattle may also refer to steers and ...
Such groups oppose rodeo activities including bull riding, calf roping and steer roping, stating that rodeos are unnecessary and cause stress, injury, and death to the animals. [158] In Spain, the Running of the bulls faces opposition due to the stress and injuries incurred by the bulls during the event.
An ox (pl.: oxen), also known as a bullock (in British, Australian, and Indian English), [1] is a large bovine, trained and used as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle, because castration inhibits testosterone and aggression, which makes the males docile and safer to work with. Cows (adult females) or bulls (intact ...
Bullock (in British English), a castrated male bovine animal of any age; Bullock (in American English), a young bull (an uncastrated male bovine animal); Bullock (in Australia, India and New Zealand), an ox, an adult male bovine used for draught (usually but not always castrated)
Steer (cow) or bullock, castrated male cattle; Steers (restaurant), a South African restaurant chain; Steers (surname) Steers (island), a former island of Indonesia; Kansas City Steers, American former basketball team; Steering
A 3-year-old gelding. A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule.The term is also used with certain other animals and livestock, such as domesticated camels. [1]
The broadest definition includes handheld power tools, but in general usage, the term implies huge motorized machines, particularly tractors and the many types of farm implements which they tow and/or supply power to. The mechanization of agricultural tasks is a defining element of industrial agriculture.