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The word cattle, for many of us, conjures up images of cowboys rounding up the herds. For a more prosaic but current view on the subject, take this quiz.They are young cows.
They are castrated.
The term refers to a castrated male used as a work animal.
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The hair is used to make felt.
They are all made from cattle fat, otherwise known as tallow.
Some glues use cattle hooves or horns.
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Male beef cattle are known as steers.
Both sexes of most types of cattle have horns.
They are cattle without horns; some breeds are hornless while others have had the horns removed.
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Hornless cattle are less aggressive and less liable to harm humans and other cattle.
They actually fetch higher prices.
There are four compartments in the stomach.
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This refers to the animal chewing partially digested food, or cud, brought up from its first stomach.
Full, fleshy hindquarters contain the meet with the highest retail value.
Beef cattle, except for breeding animals, usually go to market before their fifth birthday.
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Cattle can reach the age of 15 to 20 years.
Males can be used to breed from the age of 12 months, but it is preferable for their development to wait for them to reach two years old.
Cattle born to one of the recognized breeds of cattle are called purebreds. Both mating parties were members of the same elite society.
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Purebred cattle produce more and better meat at a lower cost.