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  2. Arroba - Wikipedia

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    The unit is still used in Brazil by the agricultural sector, mainly in the cotton and cattle business. The modern metric arroba used in these countries in everyday life is defined as 15 kilograms (33 lb). In Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru the arroba is equivalent to 12.5 kilograms (28 lb). [2]

  3. At sign - Wikipedia

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    One arroba is equivalent to 32 old Portuguese pounds, approximately 14.7 kg (32 lb), and both the weight and the symbol are called arroba. In Brazil, cattle are still priced by the arroba – now rounded to 15 kg (33 lb). This naming is because the at sign was used to represent this measure.

  4. List of cattle terminology - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Bovinae - Wikipedia

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    Cattle are kept as livestock almost everywhere except in parts of India and Nepal, where they are considered sacred by most Hindus. Bovids are used as draft animals and as riding animals . Small breeds of domestic bovid, such as the Miniature Zebu , are kept as pets.

  6. Glossary of sheep husbandry - Wikipedia

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    (Hence "rattle your dags!", meaning "hurry up!", especially used in New Zealand. [4]) Dagging – clipping off dags. Also see crutching. Devil's Grip – a serious conformation defect, appearing as a depression behind the withers. Dewlap – the upper fold under the neck of a Merino sheep.

  7. Al-An'am - Wikipedia

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    Bifolium from the Nurse's Qur'an (Mushaf al-Hadina) with fragment of the Surah Al-An'am. Kairouan, Zirid dynasty, 1020. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Al-An'am [1] (Arabic: ٱلْأَنْعَامْ, al-ʾanʿām; meaning: The Cattle) [2] is the sixth chapter of the Quran, with 165 verses ().

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  9. Muster (livestock) - Wikipedia

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    Grazing hobbles for horses and cattle hobbles (bottom) A muster (Au/NZ) or a roundup (US/Ca) is the process of gathering livestock . Musters usually involve cattle , sheep or horses , but may also include goats , camels , buffalo or other animals.