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Moo! Are there terms related to cows that have you confused?
Hopefully this list will help. If not, please contact us with your
term and we'll try to define it.
A thorough review
of these terms will help newbies learn the important terminology. Just like
Titlemax reviews
can be helpful when considering a title loan, these terms are useful to anyone new to the wonderful world of cows.
 Angular
- The wedge shape seen in the body conformation of some dairy cows.
- Bay
- Reddish brown color.
- Breed
- A genetically pure line having similar conformation and able to produce offspring with the
same characteristics.
- Brindle
- Streaks or spots on a gray or brownish background
- Buff
- Yellow-reddish color or a light skin color.
- Calf
- A sexually immature young cow.
- Conformation
- Body shape.
- Cow
- A mature female with at least one calf.
- Crossbred
- The offspring from a dam and sire of different purebred breeds.
- Cud
- A bolus of regurgitated food.
- Dam
- Female parent.
- Draft
- Animal for pulling a plow or cart.
- Finching
- Colored stripe down the center of the back.
- Hand
- Four inches.
- Hay
- Dry forage.
- Heifer
- A young female cow, especially one that has never had a calf.
- Herdbook
- The publication of a breed's ancestry and characteristics.
- Muley
- Hornless cow.
- Outcross
- The offspring of two animals of the same breed but unrelated.
- Overmarking
- Small black spots that appear on otherwise all-white cattle.
- Oxen
- Working cattle, male or female.
- Poll
- The space between the ears on top of the head.
- Purebred
- An animal registered in a herd book or eligible for such registration.
- Rangy
- Long in the body.
- Rumen
- First stomach.
- Ruminate
- To chew cud.
- Sire
- Male parent.
- Straw
- The plant matter left over after the seeds are removed.
- Thrifty
- Healthy and vigorous in appearance.
- Weanling
- A weaned calf.
- Withers
- The top of the shoulder.
- Yearling
- Twelve to eighteen months of age.
Last updated on November 17, 1999.
Source: A Field Guide to Cows, by John Pukite, Falcon Press, Helena, Montana, 1996.
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