Definition of BOVINE. Meaning of BOVINE. Synonyms of BOVINE

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Definition of BOVINE

Bovine
Bovine Bo"vine, a. [LL. bovinus, fr.L. bos, bovis, ox, cow: cf. F. bovine. See Cow.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope. 2. Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament. The bovine gaze of gaping rustics. --W. Black.

Meaning of BOVINE from wikipedia

- Bovines (subfamily Bovinae) comprise a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large-sized ungulates, including cattle, bison, African buffalo, water...
- key nutrients and bioactive factors. Bovine colostrum powder is rich in protein and low in sugar and fat. Bovine colostrum can also be used for a range...
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is an incurable and invariably fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms...
- Anglo-Saxon cū (plural cȳ), from Common Indo-European gʷōus (genitive gʷowés) 'a bovine animal', cf. Persian: gâv, Sanskrit: go-. In older English sources such...
- Bovine sports are sports that involve cattle, commonly a bull, ox, steer, cow or calf. American rodeo is a sporting event that consists of different events...
- aerobic bacterium and the causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle (known as bovine TB). It is related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium which causes...
- cognate with bovine through the Late Latin bovīnus. The rarely used plural form of beef is beeves. People have eaten the flesh of bovines since prehistoric...
- Bovine somatotropin or bovine somatotrophin (abbreviated bST and BST), or bovine growth hormone (BGH), is a peptide hormone produced by cows' pituitary...
- Fetal bovine serum (FBS) is the most widely used serum-supplement for the in vitro cell culture of eukaryotic cells. This is due to it having a very low...
- pH of cow's milk, ranging from 6.7 to 6.9, is similar to other bovines and non-bovine mammals. Full fat milk contains about 33 grams of fat per liter...