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Jericho

04-19-2004 18:49:53




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Hi all,
This is totally unrelated to JD's, but my brother asked me a question that I cannot seem to find an answer for...What is the species that is commonly refered to as a cow? Obviously, a "cow" is the female of that species, with "bull" or "steer" being the male. "Cattle" is the plural version. Is there a singular name that describles either a male or a female? (EG. "DEER" describles a buck OR a doe). I know that this is really off-the-wall, but it's driving me nuts. Thanks everybody.

J

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Russ

04-20-2004 16:07:36




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 Re: question about cattle in reply to Jericho, 04-19-2004 18:49:53  
Bow-vine; If some species fail in a diet sense then there may be more cows than desirable.
Bull snit is all thats left in too many cases if the facts are not known or rediscovered. Would like to see that last auroch cow around 1600 A.D.
Fascinating the subjects that can pop up in the internet strings.



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What's a Doggie ?

04-20-2004 10:23:22




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 Re: question about cattle in reply to Jericho, 04-19-2004 18:49:53  
N.T.



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Rowdy Yates

04-21-2004 04:29:44




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 Re: Re: question about cattle in reply to What's a Doggie ?, 04-20-2004 10:23:22  
A "doggie", is a four legged mammal that barks at visitors even if they see them five times a day, but sleeps soundly while the house is being robbed, chews the furniture, tears up garden beds, chases the chickens, and passes wind under the table when you are eating supper.

A DOGIE is a calf that has strayed from its mother.



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billy

04-20-2004 06:55:10




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 Re: question about cattle in reply to Jericho, 04-19-2004 18:49:53  
okay, Ill quit blowing my cow horn, for a little bit,,there is some stuff I dont know and it will take me awhile to learn all 2 of them but Im working on it. When you get the cow figured out, you might want to try , bulling heifer, and bulling steer,,,,, ,who says we dont have fun down on the farm....billy



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gary

04-20-2004 06:16:19




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 Re: question about cattle in reply to Jericho, 04-19-2004 18:49:53  
I don't think this is such a dumb question. Domesticated cattle are classified under the family "Bovidae", subfamily "Bovinae", Genus "Bos", and species "bos taurus" as was previously mentioned. A "cow" is female member of that species who has either reached age two or had a calf. ALso listed in the same species is the "auroch", a wild ancestor of cattle that is believed to be the ancestor of most domesticated cattle. The last auroch was killed in the early 1600s.
The fact that female elephants and other females of different species of mammals are referred to as "cows" makes this a legitimate question in my mind. (Female whales are referred to as cows also, I think.)

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fixerupper

04-19-2004 20:17:44




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 Re: question about cattle in reply to Jericho, 04-19-2004 18:49:53  
You get steaks from a heifer or a steer, hamburger from a cow and bologna from a bull. It has already been explained to you where calves come from and it's no bull!



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Montana

04-19-2004 20:07:12




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 Re: question about cattle in reply to Jericho, 04-19-2004 18:49:53  
Hey Billy, -I'd like to hear his description of a "cowboy"!!!! Do you suppose he knows John Deere tractors are named after that green-haired species of deer?



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billy

04-19-2004 19:45:04




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 Re: question about cattle in reply to Jericho, 04-19-2004 18:49:53  
Let me guess, you have an office job, setting in a plush office, controlling the lives of many, and you dont know what a freaking cow is!!!!! were screwed;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;billy



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Cattle producer

04-19-2004 21:30:04




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 Re: Re: question about cattle in reply to billy, 04-19-2004 19:45:04  
Thanks Billy,
That was the best laugh I had all day. Not meaning and disrespect to the original post by any means, it can be confusing to those who are not in the business. Bovine is the term your looking for as has allready been mentioned.
I just busted out when I read Billy's post, couldn't help myself and I needed a good laugh like that.



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Jericho

04-19-2004 20:49:33




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 Re: Re: question about cattle in reply to billy, 04-19-2004 19:45:04  
Well, I must be dumb then. Obviously, I don't know what a deer is either, since a female deer is not a doe until it matures, and I didn't include fawns in my 'bucks and does' example. I must be wrong there too. Why can't we all be as smart as Billy?? Guess I'll go sit in my 'plush office' and control some screwed lives...what a pr!ck...



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Dug

04-19-2004 20:04:07




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 Re: Re: question about cattle in reply to billy, 04-19-2004 19:45:04  
Hey Billy,

You havin' a bad day?



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thurlow

04-19-2004 19:33:25




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 Re: question about cattle in reply to Jericho, 04-19-2004 18:49:53  
I remember an elderly gentleman/neighbor calling a few years ago to see if we were missing a "stock cow"; seems he had an extra one in his pasture. At the time we had 3 or 4 hundred head of cattle, but I wasn't sure if any of them were "stock cows" or not..... .....had to go ask my mother (I was in my 40s at the time).



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John

04-19-2004 19:25:25




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 Re: question about cattle in reply to Jericho, 04-19-2004 18:49:53  
A cow is a female Bovine 2 years old and older or a female that has calved. Whichever comes first. 'Bos taurus' or 'Bos indicus' are the scientific names.



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lloyd

04-19-2004 19:04:50




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 Re: question about cattle in reply to Jericho, 04-19-2004 18:49:53  
cattle is the plural, bovine is the species(i think) I you are a fast food restaurant if it has any black on it's hide it's "certified angus" go figure



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Dee in mid MO

04-20-2004 08:27:31




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 Re: Re: question about cattle in reply to lloyd, 04-19-2004 19:04:50  
Having been raised on a small farm where we had cattle (no bulls), my job was to find them in the pasture, help feed/wean the babies, milk the cows, etc. So, really, I have enjoyed reading all your responses. I plooped COW into Google, and got a multitude of links. One fun one is: Link and you just have to see this: Link ~~Dee

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Farmhand

04-20-2004 09:00:10




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 Re: Re: Re: question about cattle in reply to Dee in mid MO, 04-20-2004 08:27:31  
Well, you got your cow, calves, bulls, steers, heifers, oxen. A bull that has been "fixed" is a steer, I don't know what a heifer that has been "fixed' would be. I know she would be considered a "good" one, if she will stand backed up to a stump....???,,,,//



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Farm w/Junk

04-20-2004 17:20:45




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: question about cattle in reply to Farmhand, 04-20-2004 09:00:10  
Hi a heifer is a virgin girl, cow has had a calf. Your steer and bull are correct.
Matt



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