The beef industry in America is big business.There are about 100 million cows in the US but we aren’t the only people raising cows.China for example has about 130 million cows and South America is a major source of beef. Cattle, generically known as cows, came from two basic breeds: European cattle like you typically see in the US and <Zebus (sometimes known as humped cattle) which are better-adapted to tropical climates.Cattle were probably domesticated as early as 7,000 BC. There are over 200 identified breeds of cattle which are the result of massive cross breeding from the original cows.About a dozen of those breeds make up 95% of all cows being raised in the US.Cows are raised as livestock for meat (called beef), dairy products (milk), leather, and as draft animals pulling carts and plows. In some countries, such as India, they are honored in religious ceremonies and revered.
If you are interested in news about the beef industry join the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
(That’s me in the picture on my quarter horse Summer Soda)