Re: Sher's carting mini ox picture

2003-02-19 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] By now you know an ox is a separate breed of bovine. They were used in Europe extensively up to the second WW. Then mechanization took over and when I was there in May 2002 I did not see one. Sad. They used to lumber over the cobble stone

Re: Sher's carting mini ox picture

2003-02-19 Thread Monica Spencer
This message is from: Monica Spencer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carol M. said: I've always wondered. Exactly what is an oxen? Is it a seperate breed or just a trained cow? And now you all can have a good laugh at this question. I remember reading an article about training oxen, and it said that any

Re: Sher's carting mini ox picture

2003-02-19 Thread Karen Keith
This message is from: Karen Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: The Collins English Dictionary © 1998 HarperCollins Publishers ox [ks] n., pl. oxen [ksn]. 1. an adult castrated male of any domesticated species of cattle, esp Bos taurus, used for draught work and meat. 2. any bovine mammal, esp

Re: Sher's carting mini ox picture

2003-02-19 Thread Carol J. Makosky
This message is from: Carol J. Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... but what kind of mini-ox was this...We have looked at getting mini-herefords Hi, I've always wondered. Exactly what is an oxen? Is it a seperate breed or

Re: Sher's carting mini ox picture

2003-02-18 Thread RkyMtnTrls
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... but what kind of mini-ox was this...We have looked at getting mini-herefords Hi, Gail - Miss Daisy Mae is a mini zebu blend, a breed that was started about 15 years ago, if I remember right. I bought her from the breed's founder and registry