| Aberdeen Angus |
any of various hornless beef cattle originating in Scotland and having a smooth black coat. |
| alfalfa |
a plant with purple flowers that is grown as food for cattle and horses. Alfalfa is a member of the legume family of plants. |
| alpenhorn |
a very long curved wooden horn, used by herdsmen in the Alps to call cattle. |
| anthrax |
an infectious, often fatal disease. Anthrax usually infects sheep or cattle, but can infect humans as well. |
| aurochs |
an extinct wild ox once common in northern Africa, Europe, and western Asia, and probably an ancestor of domestic cattle. [1/2 definitions] |
| beefalo |
the hybrid offspring of beef cattle and the American buffalo. |
| beef cattle |
cattle bred and raised for meat. |
| bison |
a very large mammal with a large head, humped shoulders, and short curved horns. Bison used to roam the plains of North America in large herds, but they were hunted until they were almost extinct. North American bison are also called buffalo, but they are not related to the true buffalo of Africa and Asia. Bison have hooves and are closely related to cattle. Bison eat only plants and chew their cud. [1/2 definitions] |
| bloat |
a disease of sheep and cattle characterized by swelling of the abdomen because of gas. [1/5 definitions] |
| bola |
a throwing weapon with heavy balls attached to the ends of a rope, used by South American herdsmen to entangle the legs of cattle and game. |
| Bouvier des Flandres |
any of a breed of large dog that has a rough coat and pointed ears and was originally used in Belgium for herding cattle. |
| bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
a fatal disease, also known as "mad cow disease," that affects the nervous system of cattle. |
| brand |
a burn mark made on cattle or other animals with a hot iron to show who the owner is. [1/4 definitions] |
| brucellosis |
a bacteria-induced disease that causes recurring fever and pains in the joints in people and abortions in cattle; undulant fever; Malta fever; Mediterranean fever. |
| buckaroo |
a man who tends cattle, often on horseback; cowboy. |
| buffalo |
a large mammal that has long legs, hooves, and horns, and that is closely related to cattle. Different kinds of buffaloes live in Africa or Asia. The North American bison is sometimes called a buffalo, but is not a true buffalo. |
| bull1 |
an adult male of cattle and some other animals. |
| calf1 |
the young of cattle or of other bovine mammals, and of some other large mammals such as seals or whales. [1/2 definitions] |
| cattle |
large mammals that people keep for their milk or meat. Cows are a kind of cattle. |
| cattleman |
a person who takes care of, feeds, or raises cattle on a ranch. |
| Charolais |
any of a breed of white beef cattle often used to crossbreed with other types of cattle. |