Cattle
Cattle—colloquially cows—are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos taurus. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (oxen or bullocks that pull carts, plows and other implements). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some regions, such as parts of India, cattle have significant religious meaning. From as few as 80 progenitors domesticated in southeast Turkey about 10,500 years ago, according to an estimate from 2003, there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world. In 2009, cattle became one of the first livestock animals to have a fully mapped genome. Some consider cattle the oldest form of wealth, and cattle raiding consequently one of the earliest forms of theft.
Taxonomy
Cattle were originally identified as three separate species: Bos taurus, the European or "taurine" 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 taurine cattle. Now, these have been reclassified as one species, Bos taurus, with three subspecies: Bos taurus primigenius, Bos taurus indicus, and Bos taurus taurus.
Cows (band)
Cows were a post-hardcore/punk blues band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1998. They were known for a unique mixture of punk rock and blues played with large amounts of noise and surreal humour; their music is often considered noise rock. Their CD releases are often difficult to find, as most of them are out of print, with the exception of Whorn and Orphan's Tragedy. Some of their albums, such as their debut album, Taint Pluribus Taint Unum, were never released in CD format.
They have a star on what is probably the most famous venue in the area, First Avenue. After disbanding, Shannon Selberg went on to front the band Heroine Sheiks.
Origin
The band was formed in 1986 by Kevin Rutmanis on bass, Thor Eisentrager on guitar, then front man Norm Rogers and on drums Kevin's younger brother Sandris Rutmanis. Norm Rogers left the band in January 1987 to dedicate his time to drumming for the Jayhawks, returning in 1990 as the drummer. Shannon Selberg become the front man in February 1987. Sandris left the band in January 1989.
Cows (TV series)
Cows is a surreal sitcom produced by Eddie Izzard for Channel 4 in 1997. All actors appeared in cow suits. After the pilot was produced, the show was cancelled by Channel 4 and was never aired. It was written by Nick Whitby and Izzard, and starred Pam Ferris and James Fleet. It was produced by David Tyler.
See also
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ALBUMS
- Sorry in Pig Minor released: 1998
- Whorn released: 1996
- Orphan's Tragedy released: 1994
- Sexy Pee Story released: 1993
- Cunning Stunts released: 1992
- Peacetika / Daddy Has a Tail released: 1991
- Effete and Impudent Snobs released: 1990
- Daddy Has a Tail! released: 1989
- Taint Pluribus, Taint Unum released: 1987
- Peacetika released:
- Old Gold (1989-91) released:
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by: CowsSo you no longer want me
You want to shove this horn up my ass
You want to slap these tattoos right off me
Well you can't, I'm a thirty four-sixer
Girl, please don't leave me, we're better than this
Oh it breaks my heart so, that whenever you
see me your face makes a fist
Look, I love you, I'm singing about you
Sit still and I'll show you some class
I'll play something nice we can grind to
It's gonna start slow and go fast
It's a homeopathic elixir
You say you can't date me, I already have a girl
Darling, please don't hate me, after all what
are two in a five billion world
I'm going to feel up to padre
I'm going to rassle a mountain
Then I will beat up an ocean
And wipe my ass with the sun
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