Bos taurus

E43395

bovid domesticated animal mammal species

Bos taurus is the domesticated cattle species widely raised worldwide for meat, milk, and labor.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bovid → domesticated animal → mammal → species →
ancestralSpecies	Bos primigenius →
binomialName	Bos taurus →
bodyTemperatureRegulation	endothermic →
breeding	selective breeding common →
chamber	abomasum → omasum → reticulum → rumen →
chromosomeNumber	60 →
class	Mammalia →
commonName	cattle → cow → domestic cattle →
diet	herbivorous →
domesticated	true →
domesticationRegion	Eurasia →
domesticationStatus	domesticated →
domesticRange	worldwide →
economicImportance	high →
family	Bovidae →
feedingType	ruminant →
femaleName	cow →
genus	Bos →
gestationPeriod	about 9 months →
hasHorns	often →
juvenileName	calf →
kingdom	Animalia →
lifespan	15–20 years →
maleName	bull →
meatUse	human consumption →
milkUse	human consumption →
order	Artiodactyla →
phylum	Chordata →
primaryUse	draft power → hides → manure → meat production → milk production →
product	beef → butter → cheese → leather → milk → veal → yogurt →
reproduction	sexual reproduction →
reproductiveStrategy	viviparous →
sexualDimorphism	present →
socialBehavior	herd-living →
stomachType	four-chambered stomach →
subfamily	Bovinae →
taxonRank	species →
typicalHabitat	grasslands → pastures →
usedFor	plowing → transport →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bos taurus →	binomialName
Bovinae →	domesticatedMembers
House of Oldenburg ("Holstein") →	hasMonarchIn
Artiodactyla →	includesExampleSpecies
Bovidae →	includesTaxon
Saône-et-Loire ("Charolais cattle") →	knownFor
Bos indicus ("Bos taurus complex") →	subspeciesOf
Bovidae →	typeSpecies