| Revision as of 17:11, 27 October 2016 editOnlynone (talk | contribs)337 edits Updating name to match species name change← Previous edit | Revision as of 17:25, 27 October 2016 edit undoOnlynone (talk | contribs)337 edits 'Actually looks like the species is 'taurus' and subspecies is 'taurus' based on the references. And 'primigenius' is the extinct aurochs.Next edit → | ||
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| species = taurus | ||
| | species link = Cattle | | species link = Cattle | ||
| | subspecies = taurus | | subspecies = taurus | ||
| | synonyms = ''Bos taurus'', ''Bos taurus taurus'' | | synonyms = ''Bos taurus'', ''Bos taurus taurus'' | ||
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| '''Taurine cattle''' (''Bos |
'''Taurine cattle''' (''Bos taurus taurus''), also called '''European cattle''', are a subspecies of domesticated ] originating in the ]. Both taurine cattle and indicine cattle (]) are descended from the ]. Taurine cattle were originally considered a distinct species, but are now typically grouped with zebus and aurochs into one species, ''Bos taurus''.<ref name=MSW3>{{MSW3|id=14200687|heading=''Bos taurus''}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Managing Global Genetic Resources: Livestock|date=1993|publisher=National Academy Press|isbn=978-0-309-10378-7|page=143|quote=They were originally named as separate species, ''Bos taurus'' and ''Bos indicus'', but they are interfertile and now generally regarded as a single species.}}</ref><ref name=iczn>{{cite web|url=http://iczn.org/content/biodiversity-studies |title=ICZN, Biodiversity Studies BZN Volume 63, Part 3, General Articles & Nomenclatural Notes |publisher= |date=30 September 2006 |accessdate= |archiveurl = |archivedate = |deadurl=no}}</ref> Most modern ] are taurine cattle. | ||
| Genetic research suggests the entire modern stock of taurine cattle may have arisen from as few as 80 aurochs tamed in the upper reaches of ] about 10,500 years ago near the villages of ] in southeastern Turkey and ] in northern ].<ref name="HowNowCow">Bollongino, Ruth, at al. '']''. "". 7 March 2012. Accessed 8 May 2015.</ref> | Genetic research suggests the entire modern stock of taurine cattle may have arisen from as few as 80 aurochs tamed in the upper reaches of ] about 10,500 years ago near the villages of ] in southeastern Turkey and ] in northern ].<ref name="HowNowCow">Bollongino, Ruth, at al. '']''. "". 7 March 2012. Accessed 8 May 2015.</ref> | ||
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| Taurine cattle | |
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| A Galician Blond cow in Spain | |
| Conservation status | |
| Domesticated | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Bovinae |
| Genus: | Bos |
| Species: | B. taurus |
| Subspecies: | B. t. taurus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Bos taurus taurus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bos taurus, Bos taurus taurus | |
Taurine cattle (Bos taurus taurus), also called European cattle, are a subspecies of domesticated cattle originating in the Near East. Both taurine cattle and indicine cattle (zebus) are descended from the aurochs. Taurine cattle were originally considered a distinct species, but are now typically grouped with zebus and aurochs into one species, Bos taurus. Most modern breeds of cattle are taurine cattle.
Genetic research suggests the entire modern stock of taurine cattle may have arisen from as few as 80 aurochs tamed in the upper reaches of Mesopotamia about 10,500 years ago near the villages of Çayönü in southeastern Turkey and Dja'de el Mughara in northern Iraq.
The genome sequence of the Hereford breed of taurine cattle was published by the Bovine Genome Sequencing and Analysis Consortium in 2009.
See also
References
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Bos taurus". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Managing Global Genetic Resources: Livestock. National Academy Press. 1993. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-309-10378-7.
They were originally named as separate species, Bos taurus and Bos indicus, but they are interfertile and now generally regarded as a single species.
- "ICZN, Biodiversity Studies BZN Volume 63, Part 3, General Articles & Nomenclatural Notes". 30 September 2006.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Bollongino, Ruth, at al. Molecular Biology and Evolution. "Modern Taurine Cattle descended from small number of Near-Eastern founders". 7 March 2012. Accessed 8 May 2015.
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Elsik, C.G. et al, (Bovine Genome Sequencing and Analysis Consortium) (2009). "The genome sequence of taurine cattle: a window to ruminant biology and evolution". Science. 324 (5926): 522–528. doi:10.1126/science.1169588. PMC 2943200. PMID 19390049.
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