One of the most rewarding aspects of raising cattle is working with them as individuals, enjoying their unique personalities. The ultimate in the human/bovine relationship is training them as oxen. An ...

All cattle are descended from as few as 80 animals that were domesticated from wild ox in the Near East some 10,500 years ago, according to a new genetic study. All cattle are descended from as few as ...

Titan is not an intimidating bull. Unlike most bulls, he wanders around the Remsen field where he lives with a herd of more than 100 cows, calves, heifers, steer and oxen, all of them American milking ...

When training calves as oxen, use a step-by-step plan. Start by handling them often, tying, grooming, teaching them to lead with a halter. Then they are ready for a yoke. At first, keep one or both of ...

Philip Henderson looks like he just stepped out of a little house on the prairie, ready to yoke his oxen and plow a field. A weather-worn cattleman’s hat shades his eyes. Suspenders hold up his old ...