oxen

Also known as ox

right|thumb|Zebu oxen in [[Mumbai, India]] thumb|Ploughing with Oxen by George H. Harvey, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1881 thumb|Oxen used for plowing, 2013 thumb|right|Boy on an ox-drawn cart in Niger thumb|Ox skull An ox (: oxen), also known as a bullock (in British, Australian, and Indian English), is a large bovine, trained and used as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle, because castration inhibits testosterone and aggression, which makes the males docile and safer to work with. Cows (intact females) or bulls (intact males) may also be used in some areas.

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An ox is a large cattle animal, typically a castrated male, that has been trained to pull heavy loads and plow fields as a working animal. Oxen have historically been important for agriculture and transportation because their strength and docile temperament made them reliable for labor-intensive tasks.

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Etymology
Training
Shoeing
Uses and comparison to horses
Types of oxen
See also
References
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Oxen are used for ploughing, for transport (pulling carts, hauling wagons and even riding), for threshing grain by trampling, and for powering machines that grind grain or supply irrigation among other purposes. Oxen may be also used to skid logs in forests, particularly in low-impact, select-cut logging.