Curated OER
Border Collie Bonanza
In this online quiz learning exercise, students answer a set of questions about the Border Collie. Answers may be submitted for review by clicking a link at the bottom of the page.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Wild Cattle
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on wild cattle including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Making a Living in Gold and Cattle
In this section, students will learn about the major discoveries and developments in western gold, silver, and copper mining in the mid-nineteenth century. They will be able to explain why the cattle industry was paramount to the...
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Highland Cattle (Bos Taurus)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of Bos Taurus, more commonly known as the Highland Cattle.
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University: Breeds of Livestock Cattle
A comprehensive list of most of the breeds of domesticated livestock that are used in the cattle industry. Brief history of their use and links to background and use of each breed.
Other
Ellis County Museum: Texas Cattle Trails
This article surveys the cattle kingdom and cattle boom in Ellis County, Texas that started in the 1840s.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Cattle Family
Bovidae is the mammal family that contains all the cattle, goats, sheep, antelopes and gazelles. All male bovines have horns, though some hornless domestic cattle have been bred by man. Learn more about the cattle family in this...
Other
Seymour Chamber of Commerce: The Great Western Cattle Trail
Learn about the Great Western Cattle Trail, that was used in the 1800s, and stretched from Bandera, Texas to Dodge City Kansas.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Australian Cattle Dog
Features a short discussion of the Australian Cattle Dog while offering statistics and details on the breed's temperament and value as a pet.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: Cattle Drives After Civil War
Read the story of the birth and demise of the cattle drives in Texas after the Civil War as the country expanded westward.
American Kennel Club
American Kennel Club: Australian Cattle Dog
The American Kennel Club offers a detailed overview of the breed standards for the Australian Cattle Dog. Content includes a look at appearance, temperament, size, head, body, coat, and more.
Oregon Zoo
Oregon Zoo: Cattle Egret
Get to know the facts, behavior, and breeding habits of the cattle egret, a unique species of heron.
Texas Public Broadcasting
Texas Pbs: Texas Our Texas: Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads 1850 1901
A brief overview of the era of cotton, cattle, and railroads in the late nineteenth century which was a time of huge economic growth for Texas.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Cattle Egret
Take a look at the characteristics, range, habitat, food, reproduction, and behavior of the cattle egret.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Join a Cattle Drive
At this site take a look at maps of cattle drives from the ranches and ranges of Texas to the market places in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Domestic Cattle
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
Other
American Hereford Association
Everything one could want to know about Hereford cattle can be found at this site. Information on showing them, marketing them, breeding them, genetics, history, how-to videos, event listings, and lots more.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Beef
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how cattle are raised on the beef farms of Virginia. Also learn about human uses of beef cattle for food, medicine, leather, and many other products.
Bullock Texas State History Museum
Bullock Museum: Cattle Ranchers
Listen to the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Read about big horns, big ranches, and even bigger legends.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Foot and Mouth
In this Wide Angle video, learn about the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in Botswana.
Ancestry
Ok Gen Web Project: The Chisholm Trail and the Overland Cattle Trade
Description of the establishment and use of the Chisholm Trail for cattle drives in the mid- to late-1800s.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Cattle Ranching and Barbed Wire
This lesson plan has young scholars creating fences to identify with the cattle ranching era.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Cattle Egret
Discover fun facts and learn about the appearance, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status of the cattle egret.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Great Cattle Trail
This ebook version of Edward Sylvester Ellis's The Great Cattle Trail has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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