Cattle

Basic Information

Anatomy

Cattle were four-legged animals with cloven hooves. Unlike humans with their single digestive organ, they had four stomach compartments to digest the tough roughage in their diets. Intact male cows were known as bulls, while the females were known as cows after giving birth. Heifer was the name assigned to female cows before they produced calves. Cattle were known as calves until after weaning took place.

Genetics and Reproduction

Farmers frequently granted access to the cows only to the strongest bulls. A cow carries a calf for nine moons, about as long as men and Fahris, but one to two moons shorter than giants.

Dietary Needs and Habits

The most substantial part of the cow’s diet was grass and other forage. Hay was a standard part of their diet as well. Other additions to the diet varied by region and individual preferences, as well as cost.

Civilization and Culture

Culture and Cultural Heritage

In many cultures, bulls symbolized fertility and strength. Numerous myths used these themes as inspiration. For example, one Diakai tale involved the god Damios appearing as a bull to protect the mortal woman Klio against wolves. In Venian mythology, Ceralus sacrificed a white bull to Taranux, a black bull to Martalus, and a brown cow to Orbia to ensure the favor of all three deities when he consecrated the site of his new city. His descendants continued the practice for the duration of Venia’s illustrious history.
  Some of the most ancient societies used cattle as currency and indicators of wealth. This custom continued in several nomadic cultures around the time of the Venian-Satri Wars.
In the far north, cows were revered by the Rubnar people as a symbol of their mother goddess of fertility and birth.
Where cattle were used more often as working animals, such as Venia, their meat rarely manifested in cookery. By the time the cattle were too old to use, the flesh had become tough and stringy.

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_feeding