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McCoy, Joseph Geating
(Encyclopedia) McCoy, Joseph Geating, 1837–1915, American cattle-trade pioneer, b. Sangamon co., Ill. He selected Abilene, Kans., as the site for a railroad shipping center for the marketing of…Holstein-Friesian cattle
(Encyclopedia) Holstein-Friesian cattleHolstein-Friesian cattlehōlˈstēn-frēˈzhən, –stīn– [key], breed of dairy cattle originated in N Holland and Friesland. Commonly called Holsteins in the United…Red Poll cattle
(Encyclopedia) Red Poll cattleRed Poll cattlepōl [key], breed of polled (hornless) cattle, originated in England c.1846. They are a medium-sized, hardy breed of cattle, light red to very dark red in…Santa Gertrudis cattle
(Encyclopedia) Santa Gertrudis cattle, breed of beef cattle derived from crosses between Shorthorn cows (see Shorthorn cattle) and Brahman bulls (see Brahman cattle); the breed was developed by…Goodnight, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Goodnight, Charles, 1836–1929, Texas cattleman, b. Macoupin co., Ill. He went to Texas in 1846, where he joined the Texas Rangers and became a noted scout and Indian fighter. He was…aurochs
(Encyclopedia) aurochs: see cattle.ox
(Encyclopedia) ox: see cattle.bull, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) bull: see cattle.ranch
(Encyclopedia) ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United…Red Angus cattle
(Encyclopedia) Red Angus cattle: see Angus cattle.Trending
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