Zebu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Bovinae Genus: Bos Species: B. primigenius
Trinomial name
Bos primigenius indicus Linnaeus, 1758

Zebus (Bos primigenius indicus), sometimes known as 'humped cattle', are better-adapted to tropical environments than other domestic cattle. Their scientific name was originally Bos indicus, but this name is now deemed invalid by ITIS, who classify the zebu under Bos taurus along with all other domestic cattle, and their aurochs ancestors, domesticated in India about 10,000 years ago. The Aurochs subspecies Bos primigenius namadicus^[1] or even the gaur may have contributed to the development of the zebus. There are some 75 known breeds, split about evenly between African breeds and South Asian ones. The major Zebu cattle breeds of the world include Kanganad Kangeyam bull, Gir, Guzerat, Kankrej, Indo-Brazilian, Brahman, Nelore, Ongole, Sahiwal, Afrikaner, Red Sindhi, Butana, Kenana, Boran, Red Fulani, Tharparker, Ankole-Watusi, Chinese Southern Yellow and Philippine Native. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 780 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 769 pixel, file size: 114 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Zebu from USDA Agricultural Research Service Image Gallery (http://www. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in female mammary glands and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in... Families Suidae Hippopotamidae Tayassuidae Camelidae Tragulidae Moschidae Cervidae Giraffidae Antilocapridae Bovidae The even-toed ungulates form the mammal order Artiodactyla. ... Subfamilies Bovinae Cephalophinae Hippotraginae Antilopinae Caprinae A bovid is any of almost 140 species of cloven-hoofed mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. ... Tribes Bovini Boselaphini Strepsicerotini The biological subfamily Bovinae (or bovines) includes a diverse group of about 24 species of medium-sized to large ungulates, including domestic cattle, Bison, the Water Buffalo, the Yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. ... Species B. acutifrons † B. aegyptiacus † B. frontalis B. gaurus B. grunniens B. javanicus B. planifrons † B. primigenius † B. sauveli B. taurus Bos is the genus of wild and domestic cattle or oxen. ... cow and ox, see Cow (disambiguation) and Ox (disambiguation). ... Trinomial nomenclature is a taxonomic naming system that extends the standard system of binomial nomenclature by adding a third taxon. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... cow and ox, see Cow (disambiguation) and Ox (disambiguation). ... A noontime scene from the Philippines on a day when the Sun is almost directly overhead. ... The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is a partnership designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species. ... Binomial name Subspecies Bos primigenius primigenius   (Bojanus, 1827) Bos primigenius namadicus   (Falconer, 1859) Bos primigenius mauretanicus   (Thomas, 1881) See Ur (rune) for the rune. ... Binomial name Subspecies Bos primigenius primigenius   (Bojanus, 1827) Bos primigenius namadicus   (Falconer, 1859) Bos primigenius mauretanicus   (Thomas, 1881) See Ur (rune) for the rune. ... This article is about the zoological term. ... Binomial name Bos gaurus H. Smith, 1827 Range map The Gaur (IPA gauɹ) (Bos gaurus, previously Bibos gauris) is a large, dark-coated ox of South Asia and Southeast Asia. ... pp. ... The Gir or Gyr is one of the principal Zebu breeds in India and is used for both dairy and beef production. ... Kankrej cattle are a breed of Zebu cattle from the district of Kankrej in the state of Gujarat in India, north of Mumbai (Bombay) on the west coast of India. ... Kankrej cattle are a breed of Zebu cattle from the district of Kankrej in the state of Gujarat in India, north of Mumbai (Bombay) on the west coast of India. ... Indo-Brazilian cattle are a Zebu beef breed developed in Brazil from Gir, Kankrej and Ongole cattle brought from India. ... Bos indica bull, from Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo The Brahman breed of cattle originated from the Bos indicus cattle originally brought to the US from India and Brazil. ... The Nelore cattle originated from the Bos indicus cattle originally brought to Brazil from India. ... The Nelore cattle originated from the Bos indicus cattle originally brought to Brazil from India. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... the Afrikaner is a hardy breed of beef cattle that is popular in South Africa. ... Red Sindhi cattle are the most popular of all Zebu dairy breeds. ... Butana and Kenana breeds are part of the shorthorned Zebu group of breeds of eastern Africa. ... Butana and Kenana breeds are part of the shorthorned Zebu group of breeds of eastern Africa. ... Tharparkar (Urdu: تھرپارکر) cattle are named after the Tharparkar district located in Sindh, Pakistan. ... Ankole-Watusi cattle are a breed of cow native to Africa. ... 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Zebu have humps, large dewlaps and droopy ears. They have more sweat glands than European cattle (Bos taurus). They handle hot, humid climates well and have pest resistances not seen in European cattle. A Mastiff with a dewlap A dewlap is a flap of skin that hangs beneath the chin of an animal. ...

Because they were better adapted to hot environments, zebus were imported to Africa for hundreds of years and interbred with native cattle there. Genetic analysis of African cattle has found higher concentrations of zebu genes all along the east coast of Africa, and especially pure cattle on the island of Madagascar, implying that the method of dispersal was cattle transported by ship. Partial resistance to rinderpest led to another increase in the frequency of zebus in Africa. Rinderpest (RP) is a inflectious viral disease of cattle, domestic buffalo, and some species of wildlife, it is commonly reffered to as cattle plague. ...

Zebu were imported into Brazil in the early twentieth century and crossbred to Charolais cattle, a European breed. The resulting breed, which consists of 5/8 Charolais and 3/8 Zebu is called the Chanchim. It has a better meat quality than the zebu as well as better heat resistance than European cattle. The zebu breeds used were primarily Indo-Brazilian with some Nelore and Guzerat. Charolais Bull Charolais cows Charolais cattle (pronounced shärə-lā) are a beef breed of cattle (Bos taurus) which originated in Charolais, around Charolles, in France. ... Canchim is a breed of cattle. ...

Draft zebu in Mumbai, India

Numerous breeds are complex mixtures of the zebu and other Bos taurus varieties, and some also have yak, gaur or banteng genetics. While zebu are the common cattle in much of Asia, Japanese, Korean and Mongolian cattle are closer related to the European type. Mumbai traffic Source: Antônio Milena/ABr. ... Mumbai traffic Source: Antônio Milena/ABr. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1766 Subspecies Bos grunniens grunniens Bos grunniens mutus The yak (Bos grunniens) is a long-haired humped domestic bovine found in Tibet and throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, as well as in Mongolia. ... Binomial name Bos gaurus H. Smith, 1827 Range map The Gaur (IPA gauɹ) (Bos gaurus, previously Bibos gauris) is a large, dark-coated ox of South Asia and Southeast Asia. ... Binomial name Bos javanicus dAlton, 1823 The Banteng (Bos javanicus) is an ox that is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Borneo, Java, and Bali. ...

Bulls from the Brahman breed of zebu are often used in for bullriding in rodeo.
In 1999, researchers at Texas A&M University successfully cloned a zebu bull. [1] Bull riding is a rodeo sport that involves a rider getting on a large male bovine, weighing between 1,000 and 2,500 pounds, which is held in a small pipe enclosure called a bucking chute. ... It has been suggested that History of rodeo be merged into this article or section. ...

A study by ITV television show Undercover Mothers found that a third of Hungry Horse and Wetherspoon pubs served steaks which were composed partly of zebu meat. ^[2] Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... The Moon Under Water in Hounslow J. D. Wetherspoon plc (LSE: JDW) (commonly referred to as Wetherspoons or spoons) is a British pub chain founded by Tim Martin. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada...

Popular culture

Zebu were immortalized in the VeggieTales tune "The Song Of The Cebú". At one point in the song, Larry the Cucumber says "...I think that's the bull's cousin. He's a cebú!" This is fairly accurate, as European bulls/cows and zebu are members of the same species. VeggieTales is a series of childrens computer animated films featuring humorous, anthropomorphic vegetables and conveying moral themes compatible with and often based on Christianity and Judaism. ... The Song of the Cebú, sung by Larry the Cucumber with Jimmy and Jerry Gourds and Junior Asparagus, is a VeggieTales classic silly song. ... Larry the Cucumber is a green cucumber character in the animated series, VeggieTales, by Big Idea Productions. ...

The Zebu is mentioned in a 1991 episode of The Simpsons, "Blood Feud," when Lisa teaches Maggie about more obscure animals, wanting to give Maggie "all the advantages that [she] didn't have." Lisa describes it as "an ox, only it has a hump and a dewlap." Simpsons redirects here. ... Blood Feud is the last episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ...

ZEBU! Is also the name of a rock band based out of Amherst, Mass. Formed in 2004, at Hampshire College they have recorded two albums, Mindsticker and Hookers in Sweatpants. Hampshire College is an experimenting private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. ...

Reports of the use of Zebu crossed with beef cattle steak in Wetherspoon's pubs and other restaurants hit the headlines in the UK in august 2007.

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