Concept information
Preferred term
cattle
Definition
- Cattle are domesticated bovine ruminants raised primarily for milk, meat, hides/leather, and/or labor. Cattle in many communities around the world symbolize status, as well as serve significant social and ritual functions through exchange as dowries, inheritance, and/or gifts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Cattle]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/cattle
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