COW

Vaca , a term that derives from the Latin vacca , is the female of the species Bos primigenius taurus , whose male is the bull . It is a mammalian animal that belongs to the bovidae family .

The cow, which is part of the artiodactyls (since its limbs culminate in an even number of fingers), is herbivorous . This animal, therefore, feeds mainly on plants .

Cows weigh more than half a ton and can be up to one and a half meters tall . Their domestication is believed to have started in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago .

The rearing and use of the cow are part of cattle farming . The human being uses the cow to obtain milk (which, in turn, allows to generate numerous products) and meat. The body of the cow is also used to obtain leather.

The beef is one of the most important foods in different cultures. In fact, most of the cow's body is consumed by man, from the brains (brain) to the tail.

In Argentina , for example, the preparation and consumption of roast beef is a characteristic feature of the national identity. There are various customs associated with barbecue , as this type of gastronomic preparation is known.

In the world of cinema, we also find the movie "La vaca". It is a French comedy premiered in 2016 and directed by Mohamed Hamidi that tells the story of a very humble Algerian farmer named Fata, who has found his best friend in his cow, whom he really understands. Together with her, they will go to an important appointment, the Paris Agri-Food Fair, and that will lead them to live a lot of adventures and adventures since they arrive by boat in Marseille and decide to walk the rest of the journey.

In addition to all that has been exposed so far, it is interesting that we know that, in some countries, the cow is a totally sacred animal. This is the case, for example, in India where by law it is absolutely forbidden to harass, mistreat and even kill her to obtain her meat. And it is that a living being that symbolizes fertility and motherhood.

It is considered that this custom of protecting it dates back more than 2,000 years when Buddhism arrived in these lands and that religion is committed to caring for and respecting the aforementioned ruminants.

In the same way, the term sacred cow is also popularly known to refer to the figure of some person who is especially considered and who is established as a top-level authority. But not only that, that was the name given to the presidential plane of Venezuela during the 1950s, when Marcos Pérez Jiménez was in charge of the government.

In some countries , finally, it is known as "making a cow" or "making a vaquita" to the action of raising money among various subjects to pay, together, a certain expense.