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Concept information

Preferred term

cattle

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • Bos primigenius
  • Bos taurus
  • Bos taurus ssp taurus
  • Bos taurus ssp. taurus
  • Bos taurus subspecies taurus
  • Bos taurus subsp taurus
  • bovine
  • bovines

In other languages

  • Spanish

  • Bos primigenius
  • Bos taurus
  • bovino
  • bovinos
  • vacunos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/16304

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