Cattle

Cattle or cows (Bos taurus) are large domesticated bovines and is the most widespread species in the genus Bos. They are most commonly raised for their milk, meat, and hides. Around 10,500 years ago, taurine cattle were domesticated as few as 80 progenitors in central Anatolia, the Levant and Western Iran. They were originally identified as three separate species, the taurine cattle, the zebu, and the extinct aurochs, the latter is still considered a distinct species.