Cattle

Cattle (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature males are called bulls.

young of domestic cattle

right|thumb|Zebu oxen in [[Mumbai, India]] thumb|Ploughing with Oxen by George H. Harvey, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1881 thumb|Oxen used for plowing, 2013 thumb|right|Boy on an ox-drawn cart in Niger thumb|Ox skull An ox (: oxen), also known as a bullock (in British, Australian, and Indian English), 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 (intact females) or bulls (intact males) may also be used in some areas.

thumb|A Holstein Friesian bull thumb|A Charolais cattle|Charolais bull A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species Bos taurus (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e. cows proper), bulls have long been an important symbol in many religions, including for sacrifices. These animals play a significant role in beef ranching, dairy farming, and a variety of sporting and cultural activities, including bullfighting and bull riding.

cart made up of wood and driven by bullocks

overview about the environmental impact of animal agriculture, especially meat production

long-term production of milk

technique for marking livestock so as to identify the owner, traditionally with a hot iron

thumb|A Brown Swiss cow grazing with a cowbell thumb|Bells on a herd of cows grazing on Monte Baldo, Italy thumbnail|Goat with cowbell thumb|Various types of cowbells from Karnataka, India thumb|Various types of cowbells from the Swiss Alps thumb|250px|right|The cowbells are different depending on the species, sex and age of animals. These are used in the Pyrenees area.

milking of dairy animals, especially of dairy cattle, without human labour

process of removing the horns of livestock

urban legend

act of stealing cattle

strongly built livestock holding stall

ring made of metal designed to be installed through the nasal septum of an animal

thumb|A paddle-type mixer-wagon coupled to a tractor thumb|A weighing computer showing an empty mixer-wagon, 0 kg tare thumb thumb|The paddle turning inside a mixer-wagon. Stationery knives are fitted on the side of the tub A mixer-wagon, or diet feeder, is a specialist agricultural machine used for accurately weighing, mixing and distributing total mixed ration (TMR) for ruminant farm animals, in particular cattle and most commonly, dairy cattle.

1864 military raid in the American Civil War

Cow surgically fitted with a cannula

cattle breed group

thumb|Two bulls beginning a match in Ishikawa, Okinawa thumb|Arena on Okinawa Island , also known as ushi-zumo or bull sumo, is bull wrestling as it is called in Japan. It used to be a traditional annual or seasonal sport by the proud owners of the farming bulls, but it is now held as a spectator sport in various places, such as the prefectures of Iwate, Kagoshima (Amami Islands), Niigata, Okinawa and Shimane (Oki Islands).

Malformation in veterinary medicine

in farming and cattle raising

count of cells, usually to detect mastitis and thus to assess milk quality

dried gallstones of cattle used in Chinese herbology

movement of a herd of cattle from one place to another

rangeland where cattle roam freely regardless of land ownership

dairy farm component

thumb|260px|A bullock team in Australia An ox-wagon or bullock wagon is a four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen (draught cattle). It was a traditional form of transport, especially in Southern Africa but also in New Zealand and Australia. Ox-wagons were also used in the United States. The first recorded use of an ox-wagon was around 1670, but they continue to be used in some areas up to modern times.

Holando-Argentino is a breed of cattle primarily found in Argentina, and derived from Holstein-Friesian Cattle. It was first introduced from the Netherlands in 1880, to the fertile regions of the Pampas, and devoted to the production of both beef and milk.

tissues of ruminants not fit for human consumption due to possible presence of prions causing bovine spongiform encephalopathy; e.g. brain, skull, eye, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, vertebral column, dorsal root ganglia, tonsil, distal ileum