There are more than a thousand species and groups of species of cattle, but all of them can be divided into specialized (dairy, meat) and combined, or breed double productivity (milk and meat, meat and milk).
There are around 1.3 billion cattle, mostly - cows. The largest population in India (400 million), Brazil and China (150 million).
In Belarus on 1.1.2007 there were 3.9 million head of cattle, including 1.5 million - a cow. Milk production per capita country ranks 1st in the CIS and 4th in Europe . More than 98% of meat and milk from farms receive Belarusian breeding black-and-white cows.
Cow in a peasant family has long symbolized wealth and prosperity. Lose a cow, especially in lean years for farmers was tantamount to disaster. Therefore cow in outback always respected, strongly guarded, cared for, treated her kindly . Earlier in Belarus shed vtryvannya cows called barn , shed or barn .
Breeding cows engaged in animal husbandry , the predominant livestock sector. Dairy and meat and dairy breeds are bred for milk production, beef and leather.
Wastes cow dung is used as a good fertilizer. In 2009 it was deciphered the genome of the cow , which will improve and accelerate the excretion of rocks with the desired properties for agriculture.