Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates (hoofed animals). Cattle are bred and raised as livestock for meat, as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products for human consumption, and as draft animals (normally oxen or bullocks - pulling carts or ploughs). Other cattle-derived products include leather, and dung used as manure or fuel.

In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is thought that cattle were first domesticated in south-east Turkey about 10,500 years ago. Currently there are an estimated 1.3 billion cattle in the world.

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1973, Famous persons 3v

saap0090, Afars and Issas, 1973

1968, Agraric co-operations 3v

sab1253, Albania, 1968

1968, Domestic animals 8v

sab1256, Albania, 1968

4.50
Mint NH

1966, Domestic animals 8v

sab1028, Albania, 1966

2.00
Used or CTO

1978, Agriculture 4v

sab1987, Albania, 1978

8.00
Mint NH

1965, Water Buffel 5v

sab0921, Albania, 1965

12.50
Mint NH
3.50
Used or CTO

2021, 50 years decimalisation m/s

sadp32101a, Alderney, 2021

1968, Arch of Noah s/s

saepqhb22, Aden, 1968

9.00
Mint NH

2022, Vaca Bruna 1v

safp32206, Andorra, French Post, 2022

2015, Legends 1v

safp31501, Andorra, French Post, 2015

2003, FIRA Concours 1v

safp0601, Andorra, French Post, 2003

1.35
Mint NH

1979, International year of the child 1v

saf0300, Andorra, French Post, 1979

1.00
Mint NH
1.50
First Day Cover

1983, Europa CEPT, human efforts 2v

saf0334, Andorra, French Post, 1983

2.00
Mint NH
1.30
Used or CTO
1.60
First Day Cover

1991, Nature conservation 2v

safp0426, Andorra, French Post, 1991

2.25
Mint NH

1996, Cattle market 1v

safp0502, Andorra, French Post, 1996

0.90
Mint NH

2009, Animals 2v

saf30902, Andorra, French Post, 2009

2.10
Mint NH

2004, St. Vincent legend 1v

saf0616, Andorra, French Post, 2004

0.90
Mint NH

2010, Sheep 1v

saf31005, Andorra, French Post, 2010

1.60
Mint NH

2016, Catalan Sheepdog 1v

safp31613, Andorra, French Post, 2016

2.00
Mint NH

1955, Definitive 1v

sag0347, Algeria, 1955

2018, Biologic diversity 1v

sagp31809, Algeria, 2018

2003, Mosaics 3v

sagp1400, Algeria, 2003

2011, Sheep 2v

sag31114, Algeria, 2011

1988, Fida 1v

sagp0963, Algeria, 1988

0.70

-10%

0.63

Mint NH

1976, Sheep 1v

sag0683, Algeria, 1976

0.70

-10%

0.63

Mint NH

1988, Agriculture 2v

sagp0979, Algeria, 1988

1964, Human rights 8v

sah0880, Afghanistan, 1964

1989, Agricultural day 3v

sah1639, Afghanistan, 1989

1968, Agriculture 3v

sah1013, Afghanistan, 1968

2003, Farmers day 2v

sahp1971, Afghanistan, 2003

1963, Agriculture 8v

sah0738, Afghanistan, 1963

1985, Farmers day 7v

sah1384, Afghanistan, 1985

1964, UNO day 8v

sah0870, Afghanistan, 1964

3.50
Mint NH

1963, Agriculture 8v imperforated

sah0738b, Afghanistan, 1963

1964, UNO day 8v imperforated

sah0870b, Afghanistan, 1964

15.00
Mint NH

2015, Year of the Sheep s/s

saip31501, Aitutaki, 2015

12.10
Mint NH

1972, Mosaics 3v [::]

sajp2487, Ajman, 1972

1972, Mosaics s/s

sajpb523, Ajman, 1972

1970, Definitives 15v

sakp0099, Anguilla, 1970

2004, Goats 6v

sakn4vea, Anguilla, 2004

2014, Year of the sheep s/s

sal31413, Aland, 2014

6.30
Mint NH
6.50
First Day Cover

2009, Authors 3v

sal30904, Aland, 2009

4.40
Mint NH
4.40
First Day Cover

2020, Rinder s/s

sal32010, Aland, 2020

4.05
Mint NH
5.65
First Day Cover

2018, Pigs s/s

sal31810, Aland, 2018

7.60
Mint NH
9.40
First Day Cover

2019, Harvest booklet

salp31908, Aland, 2019

29.10
Mint NH

2019, Harvest 3v (from booklet)

sal31908a, Aland, 2019

9.70
Mint NH
6.75
Used or CTO
11.00
First Day Cover
1.00
Mint NH
1.50
Mint NH

2016, Youth Philately 3v

samp31620, Armenia, 2016

2005, Martirios Sarian 2v

sama0514, Armenia, 2005

2019, Year of the Pig s/s

sanp31901, Antigua & Barbuda, 2019

2003, Year of the ram 1v

sanp3884, Antigua & Barbuda, 2003

2009, Year of the ox 1v

san30901, Antigua & Barbuda, 2009

2019, Sheep s/s

sanp31918, Antigua & Barbuda, 2019

10.95

-20%

8.76

Mint NH

1981, Girl Guides 4v

sanp0639, Antigua & Barbuda, 1981

3.00

-10%

2.70

Mint NH

2019, Year of the Pig s/s

sanp31901a, Antigua & Barbuda, 2019

2019, Farm animals 3v m/s

sanp31918a, Antigua & Barbuda, 2019

9.40

-20%

7.52

Mint NH

1994, Philakorea s/s

sanpb297, Antigua & Barbuda, 1994

1957, Costumes 12v

sao0401, Angola, 1957

2012, Goats 4v [:::]

sar31202, Aruba, 2012

8.50

-10%

7.65

Mint NH

9.50

-10%

8.55

First Day Cover

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