The female of the species Bos primigenius taurus is known as a cow.
Cow , a term derived from the Latin vacca , is the female of the species Bos primigenius taurus , whose male is the bull . It is a mammalian animal that belongs to the bovid family.
The cow, which is part of the artiodactyls (since its limbs culminate in an even number of fingers), is herbivorous . This animal, therefore, feeds mainly on plants .
Cow characteristics
The cows weigh more than half a ton and can measure up to one and a half meters in height . It is believed that its domestication began in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago.
The breeding and use of cows are part of bovine farming . Human beings use the cow to obtain milk (which, in turn, allows the generation of numerous products) and meat. The body of the cow is also used to obtain leather.
The importance of your meat
Beef is one of the most important foods in various cultures. In fact, most of the cow's body is consumed by man, from the brain to the tail.
In Argentina , for example, the preparation and consumption of roast beef is a characteristic feature of national identity. There are various customs associated with roasting , as this type of gastronomic preparation is known.
The breeding and exploitation of cows make up what is called bovine farming.
The cow as a sacred animal
In addition to everything stated so far, it is interesting that we know that, in some countries, the cow is a completely sacred animal. This is the case, for example, in India where it is absolutely prohibited by law to harass, mistreat and even kill it to obtain its meat. And it is a living being that symbolizes fertility and motherhood.
It is considered that this custom of protecting it dates back more than 2,000 years ago when Buddhism arrived in those lands and that religion is committed to caring for and respecting the aforementioned ruminants.
In the same way, the term sacred cow is also popularly known to refer to the figure of a person who is especially considered and who is established as a top-level authority. But not only that, that name was what Venezuela's presidential plane was called during the 1950s, when Marcos Pérez Jiménez was at the head of the government.
Other uses of the concept
In the world of cinema we also find the film “The Cow”. It is a French comedy released in 2016 and directed by Mohamed Hamidi that tells the story of a very humble Algerian rancher, named Fata, who has found his best friend in his cow, whom he really understands. Together with her he will attend an important event, the Paris Agri-Food Fair, and that will lead them to live a large number of adventures and adventures from the moment they arrive by boat in Marseille and decide to do the rest of the journey on foot.
In some countries , finally, the action of collecting money between several individuals to cover, together, a certain expense is known as “making a cow” or “making a little cow.”