03-07-2016, 12:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-07-2016, 12:24 PM by davidjackson.)
"Cow" is far more specific here. Bovine would include animals such as water buffalo or a yak. The specialists are talking about domestic cattle, although to my mind the word cow further narrows this down to the female of the species, ruling out bulls.
Although I agree that hearing the phrase "species cow" makes me thinks there is a miscommunication somewhere, as a cow is simple a female example of a bovine, and in common parlance a domesticated breed. It seems to be either a very specific word to use, or a very generic one.
Was it possible to actually identify the breed of the cattle from this method? Is there a difference in the protein makeup from, say, Jersey cows or long horned? Or are all cattle similiar, whilst being different from, say, buffaloes? I don't personally know many cows - all goats around here.
Although I agree that hearing the phrase "species cow" makes me thinks there is a miscommunication somewhere, as a cow is simple a female example of a bovine, and in common parlance a domesticated breed. It seems to be either a very specific word to use, or a very generic one.
Was it possible to actually identify the breed of the cattle from this method? Is there a difference in the protein makeup from, say, Jersey cows or long horned? Or are all cattle similiar, whilst being different from, say, buffaloes? I don't personally know many cows - all goats around here.