Bovinae Totally Explained

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The biological subfamily bovines includes a diverse group of 10 species of medium-sized to large ungulates, including domestic cattle, Bison, the Water Buffalo, the Yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. The evolutionary relationship between the members of the group is obscure, and their classification into loose tribes rather than formal sub-groups reflects this uncertainty. General characteristics include a cloven hoof and usually at least one of the sexes of a species having a true horn.
In most countries, bovines are used for food. Cows are eaten almost everywhere, except in most parts of India where bovines are considered sacred by most Hindus.

Systematics and Classification

FAMILY BOVIDAE
- Subfamily Bovinae
  - Tribe Boselaphini
    - Genus Tetracerus
      - Four-horned Antelope, Tetracerus quadricornis
    - Genus Boselaphus
      - Nilgai or blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus (not to be confused with the extinct Bluebuck Hippotragus leucophaeus, Hippotraginae)
    - Tribe Bovini
      - Genus Bubalus
        Water Buffalo, Bubalus bubalus
        Lowland Anoa, Bubalus depressicornis
        Mountain Anoa, Bubalus quarlesi
        Tamaraw, Bubalus mindorensis
      - Genus Bos
        Aurochs, Bos primigenius (extinct)
        Banteng, Bos javanicus
        Gaur, Bos gaurus
        Gayal, Bos frontalis (domestic gaur)
        Yak, Bos mutus
        Domestic Cattle, Bos taurus (increasingly considered a subspecies of Bos primigenius)
        Kouprey, Bos sauveli
      - Genus Pseudonovibos
        Kting Voar, Pseudonovibos spiralis
      - Genus Pseudoryx
        Saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
      - Genus Syncerus
        African Buffalo, Syncerus caffer
      - Genus Bison
        American Bison, Bison bison
        Wisent, Bison bonasus
        Steppe Wisent, Bison priscus (extinct)
      - Tribe Strepsicerotini
        Genus Tragelaphus (antelope-like)
        Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekeii
        Nyala, Tragelaphus angasii
        Bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus
        Mountain Nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni
        Lesser Kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis
        Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
        Bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus
        Genus Taurotragus
        Common Eland, Taurotragus oryx
        Giant Eland, Taurotragus derbianus
    Etymology
    Bovine is derived form Latin bos, "ox", through Late Latin bovinus.
    gelatine bovine from ox is used in trident splash

Bibliography

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2003. Opinion 2027 (Case 3010). Usage of 17ΔбГ specific names based on wild species which are pre-dated by or contemporary with those based on domestic animals (Lepidoptera, Osteichthyes, Mammalia): conserved. Bull.Zool.Nomencl., 60:81-84.Further Information

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