Method of marking cattle by trimming their tail hair.  The cowman might "bob" the tails of the cattle he intends to keep while he is working them.   This mark is made by cutti [..]

Method of marking cattle by trimming their tail hair.  The cowman might "bob" the tails of the cattle he intends to keep while he is working them.   This mark is made by cutti [..]

The tool used to apply a brand.  Called "iron" for short.

  Ring or flat iron used to draw a brand rather than stamp it on.  In the old west, sometimes used by rustlers to quickly mark unbranded cattle.  In some places it is still illegal t [..]

  male un-castrated bovine (cow)  Well-bred males are raised to father cattle in a cow herd.  Genetics is big business in the cattle industry today.

A female bovine.  This term is used also as a generic reference to cattle.  Cattle were first imported into the New World by the Spanish in 1541.  Since then breeds from England, Europe [..]

  baby cow.  Usually cattlemen plan for their herds to calve (have their young) in the early spring.  Some warmer climate ranches allow calving any time.  The animals are then rounded-up and [..]

  cattle of non-descript breeding usually from Mexico.  Often used in the U.S. for recreational-roping cattle.

often in speaking of cows or horses a cowboy calls them a "Critter."  Other animals can also be critters.

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