Is an ox a cow

Answer 1

Oxen are castrated male bovines that have been trained by humans to pull carts and wagons.

Cows are mature female bovines that have had at least two calves and are used as a part of a breeding herd, either for producing calves for market, or for dairy production. The term "cow" is also a general term that encompasses all sexes, breeds, and types of bovines.

Answer 2

Since you are referring to the American Plains Bison, they are taller, more aggressive and higher-shouldered animals than the domestic bovine is. Bison have thick curly hair from the middle of their back to their noses, and lack this hair from the back to the tail. All bison are horned, with their horns curving slightly out and up. The ears on a bison are not as prominent as with domestic bovines, and the angle of the face is perpendicular to the ground. All bison are a dark brown on their more hairy front end, and a lighter brown in the back end.

With domestic bovines, they are either all shaggy (like Highland and Galloway) or are all short to medium hair. They do not have the bony hump from the base of their neck to their withers, nor are their faces perpendicular to the ground (except when they're fighting and head-butting). Ears are prominent, and they come as polled or horned. Cattle also come in a wide variety of colours, from white to black to dun to brown, as well as roan, speckled, leopard-pattern, patchy, tiger-striped, or brindle.

Answer 3

Not really. A cow is a female mature bovine that has had at least one or two calves. An ox, on the other hand, is a castrated male bovine that has been trained to pull wagons, carts and ploughs.

Answer 4

Yes. Oxen are of the same species as a cow, and oxen actually are born and raised from cows. The only difference between an ox and a cow is that an ox is castrated and trained to pull carts and wagons, whereas a cow is only used to breed and produce offspring.

Answer 5

Yes and no. Oxen are cattle bred to pull carts and ploughs; cows are bred for their milk.

Answer 6

Cows are ruminants, meaning that they have four compartments to their stomachs and they chew their cud like deer or goats. Horses are not, which is why they can colic.