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References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
In older English sources such as the King James Version of the Bible, cattle refers to livestock, as opposed to deer which refers to wildlife. Wild cattle may refer to feral cattle or to undomesticated species of the genus Bos. When used without a qualifier, the modern meaning of cattle is usually restricted to domesticated bovines. [15]
The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animals who are raised for consumption, and sometimes used to refer solely to farmed ruminants, such as cattle, sheep, and goats. [1] Horses are considered livestock in the United States. [2] The USDA classifies pork, veal, beef, and lamb as livestock, and all livestock as red meat.
There is no single universally agreed definition of which species are livestock. Widely agreed types of livestock include cattle for beef and dairy, sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry. Various other species are sometimes considered livestock, such as horses, [47] while poultry birds are sometimes excluded. In some parts of the world, livestock ...
The term manade is often seen in names of different establishments related to cattle and horse breeding. A manade is led by a manadier (bayle in Provençal). [9]As regards horse breeding, only breeders who raise their animals in manades in the native area of the breed are entitled to use the word Manade in the name of their establishment.
Cattle use visual/brain lateralisation when scanning novel and familiar stimuli. [33] They prefer to view novel stimuli with the left eye (using the right brain hemisphere), but the right eye for familiar stimuli. [34] Individual cattle have also been observed to display different personality traits, such as fearfulness and sociability. [23]
Draught or draft horses are commonly used in harness for heavy work. Several breeds of medium-weight horses are used to pull lighter wheeled carts, carriages and buggies when a certain amount of speed or style is desirable. Mules are considered tough and strong, with harness capacity dependent on the type of horse mare used to produce the mule ...
The term "horse" is sometimes used colloquially to refer specifically to a stallion. [20] Gelding A castrated male horse of any age. [13] In horse racing, these definitions may differ: For example, in the British Isles, Thoroughbred horse racing defines colts and fillies as less than five years old. [21]