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8000 BCE
Domestication of the cattle
It was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent. -
8000 BCE
Adaptions the cattle has made
Cattle have the ability to adapt to changes in ambient temperature over short periods of time. 8000 B.C -
8000 BCE
The first breed of cattle to be domesticated
The Aurochs were first domesticated. -
8000 BCE
Killing cattle for food
killing cattle was used for beef -
8000 BCE
Cows were used for labor
People would make cows pull wagons and stuff -
8000 BCE
Interesting Fact
Masculine and Feminine names were used for cattle -
8000 BCE
Interesting Fact
Since birth cows never ate meat but they drank their mothers milk -
8000 BCE
Interesting Fact
Cows have an acute sense of smell -
8000 BCE
Interesting Fact
Cows are very social and don’t like to be alone. If one is isolated, it’s usually because she is sick or about to give birth. -
8000 BCE
Interesting Fact
The average body temperature of a cow is 102 degrees Fahrenheit. -
4000 BCE
Milking was first used
Milking was discovered -
4000 BCE
Milking first discovered
Early evidence of milking cattle. -
1525
First cow in the New World
The first cattle to arrive in the New World landed in Vera Cruz, Mexico. -
Extinct breed of cattle
Aurochs are the only species of cows that are extinct. -
Milk used for Vaccines
Compulsory smallpox vaccination was introduced on a state by state basis.