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cow: see cattle cattle, name for the ruminant mammals of the genus Bos, and particularly those of the domesticated species, Bos taurus and B. indica. The term oxen, broadly used, refers also to closely related animals, such as the buffalo and the bison.
..... Click the link for more information. ; dairying dairying, business of producing, processing, and distributing milk and milk products. Ninety percent of the world's milk is obtained from cows; the remainder comes from goats, buffaloes, sheep, reindeer, yaks, and other ruminants. ..... Click the link for more information. . cowIn animal husbandry, the mature female of domesticated cattle. The name is also applied to the mature female of various, usually large, animals (e.g., elephant, whale, or moose), or, more broadly, to any domestic bovine animal (see bovid) regardless of gender or age. cow 1. the mature female of any species of cattle, esp domesticated cattle 2. the mature female of various other mammals, such as the elephant, whale, and seal 3. any domestic species of cattle cow [kau̇] (agriculture) A domestic bovine of any sex or age. (vertebrate zoology) A mature female cattle of the genusBos. Cow a female horned bovine animal which has calved. A female that has not yet calved is called a heifer. Cows are used to reproduce cattle herds and to produce milk and meat. The term “cow” is sometimes applied to the females of some other large even-toed ungulate species, such as deer and moose. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | One hundred eight Angus crossbred cow-calf pairs (50 steer and 58 heifer calves) grazed in 1 of 6 endophyteinfected tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Shreb. It officially passed muster a few months ago, when 25 cow-calf pairs taught to use the nose pump attained the same growth rates as 25 genetically related pairs drinking from a traditional water source. That includes farms with at least 700 mature dairy cows; 1,000 cattle such as heifers, steers, bulls, cow-calf pairs or veal calves; 2,500 swine; 500 horses; 10,000 sheep or lambs; 55,000 turkeys; or 125,000 chickens, depending on the manure-handling system. |
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