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Longhorn Cow
Longhorn Cow

Longhorn cattle are a traditional long-horned brown and white breed of cattle originating from Craven in the north of England. They have long horns that turn down, often almost achieving their noses. They have a white patch along the line of their spine and under their bellies. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 4476 KB) Photograph taken by William Kittybrewster 16 March 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 4476 KB) Photograph taken by William Kittybrewster 16 March 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Longhorn may refer to: Highland cattle, sometimes called Highland longhorn Longhorn cattle, a traditional long horned brown and white breed of cattle Texas longhorn (cattle), a breed of cattle Windows Server Longhorn, the former working name of an upcoming server operating system from Microsoft Windows Vista, the replacement for the... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (often called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... For other uses, see Craven (disambiguation). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...


They are not to be confused with the Texas longhorn breed, which is often called simply "Longhorn cattle". The Texas longhorn, defined and refined by nature, is ecologically adapted to the sparse and rugged grazing land of Texas. ...


External link

  • Longhorn Cattle Society page

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Texas longhorn (cattle) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (619 words)
The Longhorns is also the nickname of the sports teams of The University of Texas at Austin and the school mascot is a longhorn named Bevo.
Though some historians disagree, the Texas longhorn is generally thought to have been created as a cross between the Spanish retinto (criollo) stock left in the United States by Spanish explorers and English cattle brought to Texas from southern and midwestern states in the 1820s and 1830s.
The leaner longhorn beef was not as attractive in an era where tallow was highly prized, and the longhorn's ability to survive on often poor vegetation of the open range was no longer as much of an issue.
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