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	Cattle - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae.
		Male cattle bred for meat are castrated unless needed for breeding.
		Strictly speaking, the singular noun for the domestic bovine is ox: a bull is a male ox and a cow is a female ox.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/c/a/t/Cattle.html (2031 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - cattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		CATTLE [cattle] name for the ruminant mammals of the genus Bos, and particularly those of the domesticated species, Bos taurus and B.
		In referring to domestic cattle a grown male is a bull, a grown female a cow, an infant a calf, and an animal between one and two years old a yearling.
		Western, or European, domestic cattle (Bos taurus) are thought to be descended mainly from the aurochs, a large European wild ox domesticated during the Stone Age, extinct since 1627.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/c/cattle.asp (581 words)

	History of Zebu cattle
		Genetic analysis of African cattle has found higher concentrations of zebu genes all along the east coast of Africa, and especially pure cattle on the island of Madagascar, implying that the method of dispersal was cattle transported by ship.
		The founding event in the legacy of the domesticated farm animal was the capture of the formidable wild ox, or aurochs.
		In an age when most cattle in the developed world have a slim family tree, humanity should treasure, and perhaps will come to be thankful for, the rich weave of ancestry that persists on the plains of Africa.
	www.drzoolittle.net /zebuhistory.html (1077 words)

	Gaur
		The gaur is classified as vulnerable (Criteria: A1cd+2cd, C1+2a) by the IUCN (2002), and is on Appendix I of CITES [excluding the domestic B.
		Gaurs have been domesticated in India for work and meat - dubbed the gayal, the domestic form is smaller than its wild counterpart.
		Heng Kimchhay, Ouk Kimsan, Kry Masphal, Sin Polin, Uch Seiha and Weiler, H. The Distribution of Tiger, Leopard, Elephant and Wild Cattle (Gaur, Banteng, Buffalo, Khting Vor and Kouprey) in Cambodia.
	www.ultimateungulate.com /Artiodactyla/Bos_frontalis.html (1328 words)

	Azerbaijan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Silkworms are raised for the production of natural silk for the clothing industry.
		Azerbaijan’s herders raise cattle, domestic sheep and goats near the mountain ranges.
		Seafood, including caviar and fish are caught in the nearby Caspian Sea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Azerbaijan (2284 words)

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