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Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage, kine archaic, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat (called beef and veal), dairy products (milk), leather and as draught animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). In some countries, such as India, they are subject to religious ceremonies and respect. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion head of cattle in the world today *.
Cattle were originally identified by Carolus Linnaeus as three separate species. These were Bos taurus, the European cattle, including similar types from Africa and Asia; Bos indicus, the zebu; and the extinct Bos primigenius, the aurochs. The aurochs is ancestral to both zebu and European cattle. More recently these three have increasingly been grouped as one species, sometimes using the names Bos primigenius taurus, Bos primigenius indicus and Bos primigenius primigenius. Complicating the matter is the ability of cattle to interbreed with other closely related species. Hybrid individuals and even breeds exist, not only between European cattle and zebu but also with yaks, banteng, gaur, and bison, a cross-genera hybrid. For example, genetic testing of the Dwarf Lulu breed, the only humpless "Bos taurus-type" cattle in Nepal, found them to be a mix of European cattle, zebu and yak. Cattle cannot successfully be bred with water buffalo or African buffalo. (See aurochs for the history of domestication, and zebu for peculiarities of that group.)
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Eating with Dana, Lorenzo, and 50 UFC guys. A lot of cows are gonna die. #ufcsummit
redschafer (Red) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:37:15 -0000
Eating with Dana, Lorenzo, and 50 UFC guys. A lot of cows are gonna die. #ufcsummit
Stupid question I just asked: are all dairy cows girls? Ummm... My only excuse us im from Los Angeles!
triscuit13 (triscuit13) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:35:13 -0000
Stupid question I just asked: are all dairy cows girls? Ummm... My only excuse us im from Los Angeles!
@Sweetweets84 Hey they use it for cows and other barn yard animals. The way I see it, thugs and low lifes aren't that much different. :-)
amyb0223 (Amy) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:34:43 -0000
@Sweetweets84 Hey they use it for cows and other barn yard animals. The way I see it, thugs and low lifes aren't that much different. :-)
@Karmatical the baby girl cows are ripped away from mommy for "rennet" (stomach lining,guts) thats put IN non organic cheese! So sad! plz RT
Veganbombshell (Devin De La Paz) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:34:30 -0000
@Karmatical the baby girl cows are ripped away from mommy for "rennet" (stomach lining,guts) thats put IN non organic cheese! So sad! plz RT
RT @CoolAsSHIT: DO COWS MAKE MILK??!.................#issheincollege
miikeyrox (mikaila.) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:34:26 -0000
RT @CoolAsSHIT: DO COWS MAKE MILK??!.................#issheincollege
@misscoca lol.. Guess I never noticed how much I swear until now.. How's the trip? Many cows?
lil_miss_cyn (Cynthia ) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:31:20 -0000
@misscoca lol.. Guess I never noticed how much I swear until now.. How's the trip? Many cows?
A Tale of Two Cows - A large collection of humor about worldwide bovine ownership.
Meta Description: [ Business, national, religious and ideaological concepts seen through bovine ownership. ]
A Tribute to MooMoos - This site is dedicated to MooMoos and includes many pictures, jokes, links, downloads, wavs and moomoo related fun.
Meta Description: [ This page is dedicated to man's best friend - the moomoo. ]
Bovine Descenders - UK company helping people who need to lead a cow downstairs.
Cattle-a-GoGo. - Cattle humor from a cattle rancher.
Colorado Cow Camp - Spoof of a summer camp for cows in Colorado.
Meta Description: [ Spoof of a camp for cows in Colorado ]
Cow Photos and Jokes - Facts and light humor about Cows. Includes photo contest.
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Cow Therapy - Better living through cows. Includes humor and graphics.
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Golden Cow Webring - Small webring with a variety of cow and animal sites.
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Meta Description: [ Cow and farmer jokes, life on the farm, amazing cow facts ]
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The Cows - ASCII cows of all sizes, facts, and news.
Meta Description: [ The best and most complete cow site ever. Includes the Cow Conspiracy, Cow-Lemur Theory, Foreign cows, and lots of ascii cows! ]
The Dairy Lama - Visitors can read and submit dairly-related haiku poetry.
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