Beef Cattle Flashcards
1
Q
Phylum of cattle:
A
chordata (internal skeleton and dorsal nervous system)
2
Q
Subphyla of cattle:
A
vertebrates (segmented spinal column)
3
Q
Class of cattle:
A
mammalia (under secretes mink)
4
Q
Order of cattle:
A
ungulata (hoofed animals)
5
Q
Suborder of cattle:
A
artiodactyla (even toed)
6
Q
Section of cattle:
A
pecora (true ruminants)
7
Q
Family of cattle:
A
bovidae (hollow horned)
8
Q
Genus of cattle:
A
bos (cattle)
9
Q
Group of cattle:
A
taurine (of or like a bull)
10
Q
What are the three species of cattle?
A
- Bos Primigenius (extinct)
- Bos Taurus
- Bos Indicus
11
Q
Where and when did the auroch first appear?
A
India about two million years ago
12
Q
When did the last auroch die?
A
- Last one died in 1627 in Poland: The last aurochs in Poland disappeared through a combination of lack of interest, corruption, and cattle diseases (van vuure, 2003)
13
Q
Aurochs in mid-east gave rise to …
A
Bos Taurus cattle
14
Q
Aurochs in India, near the great Indian desert gave rise to the …
A
Bos Indicus cattle
