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  2. List of cattle terminology - Wikipedia

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    A castrated male steer, occasionally a female or in some areas an intact bull that is trained and kept for draft or riding purposes is called an ox (plural oxen); ox may also be used to refer to some carcass products from any adult cattle, such as ox-hide, ox-blood, oxtail, or ox-liver. [3] A springer is a cow or heifer that is close to calving ...

  3. Texas Longhorn - Wikipedia

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    A steer. The Texas Longhorn is an American breed of beef cattle, characterized by its long horns, which can span more than 8 ft (2.4 m) from tip to tip. [4] It derives from cattle brought from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas by Spanish conquistadors from the time of the Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus until about 1512. [5]

  4. Cattle - Wikipedia

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    Cattle are not often kept solely for hides, and they are usually a by-product of beef production. Hides are used mainly for leather products such as shoes. In 2012, India was the world's largest producer of cattle hides. [114] Cattle hides account for around 65% of the world's leather production. [115] [116]

  5. Ox - Wikipedia

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    An ox (pl.: oxen), also known as a bullock (in British, Australian, and Indian English), [1] is a large bovine, trained and used as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle , because castration inhibits testosterone and aggression, which makes the males docile and safer to work with.

  6. Feeder cattle - Wikipedia

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    The difference between the selling price for live cattle and the costs of purchasing feeder cattle and feed (usually assumed to be corn, regardless of actual mix of feed used) is referred to as livestock gross margin (LGM), feeding margin, or cattle crush (as opposed to production margin, which also includes other production costs). [21]

  7. As thousands of cattle die in Panhandle, ranchers across ...

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    Since last Monday, five fires have ravaged the Panhandle, scorching more than 1.1 million acres and taking the lives of thousands of head of cattle.

  8. ‘Yellowstone’ recap: A cattle crisis, a crucial flashback, a ...

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    Of course, her alleged Texas accent is ridiculous, so it’s not exactly a great representation. Summer, John’s lover/environmental adviser/vegan antagonist, seems to swing wildly between cliche ...

  9. Beef cattle - Wikipedia

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    Since cattle are herbivores and need roughage in their diet, silage, hay and/or haylage are all viable feed options. [14] Despite this, 3/4th of the 32 pounds (14.52 kg) of feed cattle consume each day will be corn. [15] Cattle weighing 1000 lbs. will drink an average of 41 L a day, and approximately 82 L in hot weather. [16]