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Cattle
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Cattle work is the signature activity of The Hideout at Flitner Ranch. The Hideout offers its guests more genuine and necessary cattle work than any other guest ranch, bar none. From branding to cattle drives, sorting to herding, you’ll find no shortage of saddle time. With a couple thousand cows, their calves, and yearlings, spread over more than a quarter million acres there is always some cowboying to do.
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Cattle are large grass-eating animals with hoofs that are divided into two parts. They have horns which are a simple shape, usually curved upwards but sometimes down. They usually stay together in groups called herds. One male, called a bull will usually have a number of female cows in a herd. The cows give birth to one calf a year. The calves have long strong legs and can walk a few minutes after they are born, so they can follow the herd.
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Cattle raised for human consumption are called "beef cattle". Within the beef cattle industry in parts of the United States, the term "beef" (plural "beeves") is still used in its archaic sense to refer to an animal of either gender. Cows of certain breeds that are kept for the milk they give are called "dairy cows" or "milking cows" (formerly "milch cows" – "milch" was pronounced as "milk"). Most young male offspring of dairy cows are generally sold for veal, and may be referred to as veal calves. In some places, a cow kept to provide milk for one family is called a "house cow".
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Cattle can be found across the world, from snowy Scotland to the dry inland of Australia. Different types of cattle are suited to different environments. Their large wide hoofs are good in both wet areas and dry grassland. Their hairy coat grows much longer in the winter and has an extra fluffy layer to hold the warmth. Most cattle do not sweat, but their wet nose is a cooling system.
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Cattle were originally identified by Carolus Linnaeus as three separate species. These were Bos taurus, the European cattle, including similar types from Africa and Asia; Bos indicus, the zebu; and the extinct Bos primigenius, the aurochs. The aurochs is ancestral to both zebu and European cattle. More recently
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Cattle that live in large herds tend to do everything together. For example, the whole herd will eat at the same time, or lay down to rest at the same time. American bison are famous for running together for miles (kilometers) at the merest hint of danger. One loud snort from an alarmed herd member is all it takes to start a stampede.
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