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9000 BCE
9th millennium BC
Cattle domestication started in the 9th millennium BC. Cattle domestication started in the 9th millennium BC. -
6400 BCE
6,400 BCE
Taurine cattle were traded. -
6000 BCE
6,000 BCE
grain and cattle were used as money. -
4000 BCE
4,000 BCE
started milking cows. -
1627 BCE
1,627 BCE
Aurochs are extinct animals and cattle are the descendants -
1500 BCE
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.