Common name : Cattle
Scientific name : Bos taurus
Family : Bovidae
Native to : Worldwide
Interesting fact : A cow has four digestive chambers.
Conservation status : Domesticated
Sometimes called the ‘foster mothers’ of humans, cows are livestock which have sustained life for centuries. Dung is used for fuel and is one of the most eco-friendly sources of household fuel. In 2009, the bovine genome became the first to be fully mapped with 3 gb or 3 billion base pairs, with almost 22,000 genes, of which 14,000 are common.
