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.
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cow

In 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.

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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. Effects of Alternate Weaning Methods on Behavior, Blood Metabolites, ... by H T Boland and G PAS Scaglia and W S Jr Swecker and N C Burke / Professional Animal Scientist 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. Enabling self-reliant cattle by Cosh, Colby / Western Standard 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. Deal gives public a say in feedlot operations by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)	coversine coverstone Covert covert channel coverture covertway covey Covilha Covilhã Covina coving Covington Covington County covite Cow cow barn cow college Cow Creek Recreation Area Cow Fights cow house cow lily Cow Parade cow parsley cow shed Cow Tree cow-calf pair Cowan Lake State Park Cowans Gap State Park Cowansville Coward Coward, Sir Noël Cowardice Cowardly Lion cowbell Cowberry cowbird cowboy Cowboy State Recreation Trail cowboys cowcatcher Cowdrey Cowdria Cowell Cowell method Cowell, Henry Cowell, Henry Dixon Cowes Coweta County cowfish Cowhouse cowl	Cow sharks Cow sharks cow shed cow shed Cow tipping cow town cow towns Cow Trap Cow Trap Cow tree Cow tree cow trees cow trees Cow vetch Cow vetch cow wheat cow wheat cow wheat cow wheat Cow's feet Cow's feet Cow's feet cow's head Cow's lungwort Cow's Milk Cow's Milk Allergy and Cow's Milk Protein Intolerance Cow's Milk Protein Allergy Cow's Milk Protein Hypersensitivity Cow's Milk Protein Intolerance cow-associated mastitis cow-calf pair Cow-Calf Production System cow-cockle cow-day Cow-dung Cow-hock Cow-hocked cow-kick cow-kick cow-kick cow-kick cow-nosed ray Cow-pie Cow-pilot cow-pony cow-pony cow-pony cow-pony Cow-tipping Cow-Tipping Fun cow-tongue fern Cowa COWAC COWADAC cowage Cowal Cowal peninsula Cowalker COWAM Cowan Cowan

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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.

Effects of Alternate Weaning Methods on Behavior, Blood Metabolites, ... by H T Boland and G PAS Scaglia and W S Jr Swecker and N C Burke / Professional Animal Scientist

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.

Enabling self-reliant cattle by Cosh, Colby / Western Standard

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.

Deal gives public a say in feedlot operations by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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