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The Highland is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, able to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region.
Bos (from Latin bōs: cow, ox, bull) is a genus of bovines, which includes, among others, wild and domestic cattle.. Bos is often divided into four subgenera: Bos, Bibos, Novibos, and Poephagus, but including these last three divisions within the genus Bos without including Bison is believed to be paraphyletic by many workers on the classification of the genus since the 1980s.
This is a list of cattle herd books ... Highland: Highland Herd Book: Highland Cattle Society of Scotland [1] ... Code of Conduct;
Below is the taxonomy of extant genera that are classified as members of the tribe Bovini (more information regarding the species taxonomy is explained more in-depth in their respective subtribe articles): [25] [4] [15] [8] Tribe Bovini (Gray, 1821) Subtribe Pseudorygina (Hassanin & Douzery, 1999) Genus Pseudoryx (Dung et al., 1993) – Saolas
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus ) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
Longhorn cattle may refer to: English Longhorn, a traditional long-horned brown and white breed of cattle; Texas Longhorn, a breed of cattle related to the cattle brought to Texas, California, and Florida by the Spanish; Highland cattle, a Scottish breed called Highland longhorn
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Semi-wild Highland cattle heifers first give birth at 2 or 3 years of age, and the timing of birth is synchronized with increases in natural food quality. Average calving interval is 391 days, and calving mortality within the first year of life is 5%. [ 20 ]