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British: Castrated Branded

The document contrasts terminology used for cattle in different parts of the world including the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the US. Key terms that differ include: an intact adult male called a bull in the UK but a "micky" in Australia; an unbranded bovine called a "maverick" in North America; a young female before calving called a heifer; and a castrated male called a steer in the US but often called a bullock elsewhere. Regional differences exist for terms used from calves to yearlings.

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British: Castrated Branded

The document contrasts terminology used for cattle in different parts of the world including the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the US. Key terms that differ include: an intact adult male called a bull in the UK but a "micky" in Australia; an unbranded bovine called a "maverick" in North America; a young female before calving called a heifer; and a castrated male called a steer in the US but often called a bullock elsewhere. Regional differences exist for terms used from calves to yearlings.

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In general, the same words are used in different parts of the world, but with minor differences

in the definitions. The terminology described here contrasts the differences in definition
between the United Kingdom and other British-influenced parts of the world such as Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United States.[14]

An "intact" (i.e., not castrated) adult male is called a bull. A wild, young,
unmarked bull is known as a "micky" in Australia. [15] An unbranded bovine
of either sex is called a "maverick" in the USA and Canada.

An adult female that has had a calf (or two, depending on regional usage)
is a cow.

A young female before she has had a calf of her own [16] and is under three
years of age is called a heifer (/hfr/ HEF-r).[17] A young female that
has had only one calf is occasionally called a first-calf heifer.

Young cattle of both sexes are called calves until they are weaned, then
weaners until they are a year old in some areas; in other areas,
particularly with male beef cattle, they may be known as feeder calves
or simply feeders. After that, they are referred to as yearlings or stirks[18]
if between one and two years of age.[19]

A castrated male is called a steer in the United States; older steers are
often called bullocks in other parts of the world,[20] but in North America
this term refers to a young bull. Piker bullocks are micky bulls (uncastrated
young male bulls) that were caught, castrated and then later lost. [15] In
Australia, the term "Japanese ox" is used for grain-fed steers in the weight
range of 500 to 650 kg that are destined for the Japanese meat trade. [21] In
North America, draft cattle under four years old are called working steers.
Improper or late castration on a bull results in it becoming a coarse steer
known as a stag in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.[22] In some
countries, an incompletely castrated male is known also as a rig.

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