Yep, the cows, or to be correct, cattle, are back on Exminster Marsh and I have been brushing up on my bovine terminology.
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Do you know your heifers from your cows and your yearlings from your calves? If not, read on.
Bos Taurus, domesticated cattle, have been traced back to the Neolithic period and origins in the Taurus mountains. Their importance in human culture is wide and diverse, from food, clothing and tools…