Beef cattle facts for kids

Beef cattle at St. Wulstan's Farm

Beef cattle are cattle raised for meat production (as distinguished from dairy cattle). The meat of cattle is known as beef. While the principal use of beef cattle is meat production, other uses include leather, and products used in shampoo and cosmetics. The plural beeves, when referring to such meat-animals (of either sex), is well known in the American cattle industry, but is often restricted to steers.

Images for kids

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  A young bull of the Blonde d'Aquitaine breed.

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  Japanese wagyu bull on a farm north of Kobe