Collected my new Belted Galloway Bull - pic

[SheepGirl]

Cattle/bovine = name of species
cow = female bovine that has produced a calf
heifer = female bovine that has not produced a calf
bull = intact male bovine
steer = castrated male bovine

 

[WildRoseBeef]

The word cow came via Anglo-Saxon cū (plural cȳ), from Common Indo-European gʷōus (genitive gʷowes) = "a bovine animal", compare Persian Gv, Sanskrit go, Welsh buwch. The genitive plural of "cū" is "cȳna", which gave the now archaic English plural, and Scots plural, of "kine".--Wikipedia

So, technically a bull is a type of cow or cattle or kine, right??

What Sheepgirl said. That definition from Wikipedia is about the colloquial version of "cow," not the technical version which SG defined for you. So, colloquially speaking, yes. Technically speaking, no. Since we are talking about bulls here, I still was right to correct one poster's comment of reference to the "nice cows."

 

[Royd Wood]

Never trust wikipedia

Cattle/bovine = name of species
cow = female bovine that has produced a calf
heifer = female bovine that has not produced a calf
bull = intact male bovine
steer = castrated male bovine

or Bullock = castrated male in the UK

so its never simple - bullock in US is young male still with bits ( I think )

In Australia and New Zeland Bullock = it might have its bits or it might not

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Since we are talking about bulls here, I still was right to correct one poster's comment of reference to the "nice cows."

But the poster WAS talking about cows. You assumed she (he?) meant the bulls.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Never trust wikipedia

Cattle/bovine = name of species
cow = female bovine that has produced a calf
heifer = female bovine that has not produced a calf
bull = intact male bovine
steer = castrated male bovine

or Bullock = castrated male in the UK

so its never simple - bullock in US is young male still with bits ( I think )

In Australia and New Zeland Bullock = it might have its bits or it might not

Bullock in the US= an actress who has starred in movies such as "Speed", "Miss Congeniality", and "The Blind Side."

 

[SheepGirl]

Never trust wikipedia

Cattle/bovine = name of species
cow = female bovine that has produced a calf
heifer = female bovine that has not produced a calf
bull = intact male bovine
steer = castrated male bovine

or Bullock = castrated male in the UK

so its never simple - bullock in US is young male still with bits ( I think )

In Australia and New Zeland Bullock = it might have its bits or it might not

Bullock in the US= an actress who has starred in movies such as "Speed", "Miss Congeniality", and "The Blind Side."

 

[WildRoseBeef]

Since we are talking about bulls here, I still was right to correct one poster's comment of reference to the "nice cows."

But the poster WAS talking about cows. You assumed she (he?) meant the bulls.

Yeah, but....agh whatever.

 

[Cricket]

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[Cricket]

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[Royd Wood]

Since we are talking about bulls here, I still was right to correct one poster's comment of reference to the "nice cows."

But the poster WAS talking about cows. You assumed she (he?) meant the bulls.

Yeah, but....agh whatever.

- When next stuck in a corner I'll try that one Karin