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Are limousin cattle bos indicus

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What is the biological name for tropical cattle?

Tropical cattle can be cattle from the species Bos Taurus or Bos indicus. Most cattle that live in tropical areas, however, are of the species Bos indicus.


Are highland cattle considered bos Taurus or bos indicus?

Highland cattle would be Bos taurus - they have thick coats of hair, small ears, a compact body and a small dewlap. Bos indicus cattle have the opposite - thin fine coats of hair, large ears, a rangy body and a large dewlap. These adaptations are to help cool the Bos indicus cattle in subtropical climates.


What is the scientific name of humped cattle?

The scientific name of humped cattle is Bos taurus indicus.


What is the classification of cattle?

Cattle belong to the following:Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum CordataClass MammaliaOrder ArtiodactylaFamily BovidaeGenus BosSpecies Bos taurus or Bos indicus.


Is an Afrikander cow Bos Taurus or Bos Indicus?

Bos indicus.


How many species of cattle are there?

There are two. Bos taurus (european breeds) and Bos indicus (Indian breeds I.E. Brahma).


What is biological name of cow?

European type cows are Bos taurus; African/Asian type humped cattle are Bos indicus.


How does bos indicus differ from bos bubalis?

Bos indicus and Bos taurus are two very closely related species of cattle. Bos indicus are the "tropical cattle" - they have a pronounced hump over their shoulders, a pendulous penis and prepuce (in the males), very large ears and well-developed dewlaps (redundant skin over their briskets or chests). Bos taurus are the "temperate cattle" - they have smaller ears, carry the penis close to the body, no hump and very little redundant skin. Bos taurus is the species of cattle that Angus, Hereford and Piedmontese fall under.


What type of cow species does steak come from?

Bos primigenius subspecies indicus and taurus. The type of cattle is beef cattle.


What is species name of country Indian cow?

The cattle that evolved in and around the Indian subcontinent are classified as Bos indicus. The cattle that evolved in northern Europe are classified as Bos taurus.


Is a braford bull bos indicus?

Close! Brafords are really a cross between a Bos Taurus(Hereford) and Bos indicus (Brahman). So, scientifically speaking, the species name of a Braford could be either Bos indicus Taurus or Bos Taurus indicus.


What is Genus name in zoology for common Indian female cow?

The cattle from the Indian subcontinent are classified scientifically as Bos indicus; the genus name is Bos.