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What (who) is ZEBU - definition

SUBSPECIES OF CATTLE FROM INDIAN SUBCONTINENT

Bos indicus; Indian cow; Xebu; Humped cattle; Humped Zebu; Bos primigenius indicus; Zebus; Indicus cattle; Zeboid Cattle; Cebu (animal); Bos taurus indicus; Indicine cattle; Zebuine cattle; Indicine; Zebuine; Zebu cattle; Zeboid

Zebu

·noun A bovine mammal (Ros Indicus) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large mastiff.

zebu

['zi:bu:]

¦ noun another term for Brahmin (in sense 3).

Origin

C18: from Fr. zebu, of unknown origin.

Zebu (ship)

SHIP BUILT IN 1938, BASED IN LIVERPOOL

Ziba (ship)

Zebu, formerly Ziba, was a historic tall ship. Built in Sweden in 1938, she was used as a trading vessel until the late 1960s, before circumnavigating the globe in the 1980s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebu_(ship)

Wikipedia

Zebu

The zebu (; Bos indicus or Bos taurus indicus), sometimes known in the plural as indicine cattle or humped cattle, is a species or subspecies of domestic cattle originating in the Indian sub-continent. Zebu are characterised by a fatty hump on their shoulders, a large dewlap, and sometimes drooping ears. They are well adapted to withstanding high temperatures, and are farmed throughout the tropical countries, both as pure zebu and as hybrids with taurine cattle, the other main type of domestic cattle. Zebu are used as draught and riding animals, dairy cattle, and beef cattle, as well as for byproducts such as hides and dung for fuel and manure. Some small breeds such as the miniature zebu are also kept as pets. In 1999, researchers at Texas A&M University successfully cloned a zebu.

In some regions, such as parts of India, zebu are among the cattle that have significant religious meaning.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebu

Examples of use of ZEBU

1. The ‘zebu steaks‘ were found in an investigation by the ITV1 programme–Undercover Mum.

2. The English Beef and Lamb Executive decided to exclude beef containing zebu DNA from its Quality Standard regime in April.

3. Steaks served by some big restaurant chains have been found to come from beef cattle interbred with the zebu.

4. Three out of nine steaks sold by Greene King‘s Hungry Horse pub chain also tested positive for zebu, yet neither company identified the meat‘s origin on its menus.

5. One steak bought at a JD Wetherspoon pub was 67 per cent zebu – from the hardy, humped cattle which originated in India and whose meat tends to be tougher than British beef.