Zebu, or brahminy cattle (Bos indicus; sometimes called humped oxen or Brahman), are a species of domesticated livestock native to India. According to some, they are the same species as common cattle (Bos taurus), but others think that the two are...

Zebus (Bos primigenius indicus), sometimes known as 'humped cattle' or 'indicus' cattle, are better-adapted to tropical environments than the other domestic cattle, the Bos primigenius taurus or 'taurine' types. The scientific name of zebu cattle was...

The first case of spongiform encephalopathy in a zebu (Bos indicus) was identified in a zoo in Switzerland. Although histopathologic and immunohistochemical analyses of the central nervous system indicated a diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), molecular typing showed some features different from...

Byline: SEAN POULTER FEW supermarket customers can ever have heard of the Zebu - never mind contemplated eating it. But, say farmers, huge quantities of cheap beef imported from Brazil comes from cows crossbred with Zebus - the humpbacked cattle common...

Cervelat sausage — a much-loved Swiss specialty — could be off the menu by the end of the year because of a lack of key ingredients, the country's meat producers said Monday.A joint "task force cervelat" composed of scientists, bureaucrats and industry representatives has been...