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Zebu
| Zebu | |
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Scientific classification  (Disputed,[1] see § Taxonomy and name) | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Bovinae |
| Genus: | Bos |
| Species: | B. indicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bos indicus | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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The zebu (/ˈziːb(j)uː, ˈzeɪbuː/; Bos indicus[4]), sometimes known in the plural as indicine cattle, Camel cow or humped cattle, is a species or subspecies of domestic cattle originating in South Asia.[5] Zebu, like many Sanga cattle breeds, differs from taurine cattle by a fatty hump on their shoulders, a large dewlap, and sometimes drooping ears. They are well adapted to withstanding high temperatures and are farmed throughout the tropics.
Zebu are used as draught and riding animals, dairy cattle and beef cattle, as well as for byproducts such as hides and dung for fuel and manure. Some small breeds such as Nadudana also known as the miniature zebu[6] are also kept as pets.[7]
In some regions, zebu have significant religious meaning.
- ^ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1922). "Opinion 75. Twenty-Seven Generic Names of Protozoa, Vermes, Pisces, Reptilia and Mammalia Included in the Official List of Zoological Names". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 73 (1): 35–37.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
ASM21was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Linnaeus, C. (1758). "Bos indicus". Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (in Latin). Vol. 1 (Tenth reformed ed.). Holmiae: Laurentii Salvii. p. 71.
- ^ "ACIR Community". acir.aphis.usda.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ Chen, S.; Lin, B.-Z.; Baig, M.; Mitra, B.; Lopes, R. J.; Santos, A. M.; Magee, D. A.; Azevedo, M.; Tarroso, P.; Sasazaki, S.; Ostrowski, S. (2010). "Zebu Cattle Are an Exclusive Legacy of the South Asia Neolithic". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 27 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1093/molbev/msp213. PMID 19770222.
- ^ "Miniature Zebu Cattle - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Madalena, F.E.; Toledo-Alvarado, H.; Cala-Moreno, N. (2019). "Bos indicus Breeds and Bos indicus × Bos taurus Crosses". Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences. pp. 30–47. doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-100596-5.00619-3. ISBN 978-0-12-818767-8.
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