Cattle

By nsanchez84
  • 9000 BCE

    9th millennium BC

    9th millennium BC
    Cattle domestication started in the 9th millennium BC. Cattle domestication started in the 9th millennium BC.
  • 6400 BCE

    6,400 BCE

    6,400 BCE
    Taurine cattle were traded.
  • 6000 BCE

    6,000 BCE

    6,000 BCE
    grain and cattle were used as money.
  • 4000 BCE

    4,000 BCE

    4,000 BCE
    started milking cows.
  • 1627 BCE

    1,627 BCE

    1,627 BCE
    Aurochs are extinct animals and cattle are the descendants
  • 1500 BCE

    AUG 26, 1500

    AUG 26, 1500
    To conserve body heat, cattle have adapted by adjustments in behavior

  • Important events

    August 25, 1493 Columbus brought cattle to America.
    Cattle were domesticated after sheep, goats , pigs , and dogs.
    4,000 BCE ; they started milking cows.
    6,000 BCE; grain and cattle were used as money.
    6,4000 BCE; Taurine cattle were traded.

  • Past uses

    Meat
    Milk
    Labor

  • Present uses

    Used for meat and milk and hide to make leather.
    Riding animals.
    Draft animals.

  • Facts

    There are over 800 different cattle breeds recognize worldwide.
    Cows can detect odors up to six miles away.
    Cows can see almost 360 degrees.
    A cow has 32 teeth, and will chew about 40-50 times a minute.
    A cow will chew for up to eight hours a day, and can move their jaws about 40,000 times a day.
    Cows spend about 10hrs a day lying down.