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"Bovine" refers to cows in general. A male cow which has been castrated is called an ox. The plural of ox is oxen.

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What is a steer and an ox?

A steer is a castrated male bovine (or bull) that is raised for meat. An ox is a castrated male bovine (can also be female too) that is trained and used for pulling carts, wagons, plows, etc.


What is castrated male bovine called?

Bullock.


What is a male type of cattle?

A bull is an intact (non-neutered) male bovine, and a steer or bullock is a castrated male bovine.


What is a young castrated male bovine called?

When castrated he will be called a steer no matter how young.


What is a male bovine castrated before puberty called?

It's called a steer.


What is a male bovine?

Dairy males are called bulls if intact and steers if castrated.


How are bullocks useful to man?

Bullocks, a European term for a castrated male bovine, can be slaughtered and eaten.


What is a cow raised mainly for its meat?

A beef cow or a beef steer (castrated male bovine).


What is a male swine castrated before puberty called?

A male horse castrated before reaching sexual maturity is called a gelding. A male horse that is sexually mature is called a stallion.


What are the 4 terms for the genders or altered states of the gender for cattle?

Cow: mature female bovine that has had at least two calves Bull: mature intact male bovine Heifer: immature female bovine that has never had a calf Steer: castrated/altered male bovine Spayed heifer: altered female bovine


Is a bull the same as a male cow?

Well, kind of, even though there really is no such thing as a "male cow." But "male cows" typically refers to bulls (intact males used for breeding) and steers (castrated males used for beef).


What is a young steer called?

A young steer is called a bullock. It is a young male bovine that has been castrated.