Bos taurus

To date, there were few reports available on bovine inherited disorders from Pakistan which targeted Bos taurus and Bubalus bubalis (Nasreen et al., 2009; Mehmood et al., 2011, Imran et al., 2012).

McKenna et al [6] evaluated the discoloration in 19 muscles from Bos taurus cattle and reported that muscles classified as color-stable (such as LL) exhibited greater a* values and color stability than muscles classified as color-labile (such as PM).

The outdoor loose housing system of this farm hosting 2 oxen (Bos taurus), 2 horses (Equus caballus), 5 goats (Capra hircus), 4 alpacas (Vicugnapacos), 8 fallow deer (Dama dama), and 15 sheep (Ovis aries) was separated from a stable housing 3 pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus).

Because Bos taurus is grass-fed, Siquijor's locally produced beef is considered a 'healthy beef.'

And because Bos taurus is a grass-fed cattle, Siquijor's locally-produced beef is considered a healthy beef.

Differently than US and New Zealand, other places in Africa and Asia uses Bos taurus x Bos indicus crossbreds for dairy propose.

(2010) reported correlations between lipid content and fiber area in the muscles (longissimus, psoas major, and semimembranosus) of Hanwoo (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) cattle; while lipid content was negatively correlated to fiber area of type IIA and IIB, it was positively correlated to the area of type I fibers.

Four breed groups were finally defined (Indigenous zebus, Indigenous zebus by Guzerat, Indigenous zebus by Bos taurus taurus (B.t.taurus), High B.t.taurus), based on the cows' allele combinations and frequencies (Table 1).