cow
                            cow Cattle  ( Bos taurus ) are large,  domesticated ,  cloven-hooved ,  herbivores . They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily  Bovinae  and the most widespread species of the genus  Bos . Adult females are referred to as  cows  and adult males are referred to as  bulls . Cattle are commonly raised as  livestock  for meat ( beef  or  veal , see  beef cattle ), for  milk  (see  dairy cattle ), and for  hides , which are used to make  leather . They are used as  riding animals  and  draft animals  ( oxen  or  bullocks , which pull  carts ,  plows  and other implements). Another product of cattle is  their dung , which can be used to create  manure  or  fuel . In some regions, such as parts of India,  cattle have sig...