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Bos taurus (domestic)
(Domestic Cattle)
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Bos taurus (domestic) (Domestic Cattle)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos
Variety Bos 'Highland Cattle' (Highland Cattle) 2

Suggested Literature

General Works

Bovine TB: The Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/tb/isg/index.htm Web Site/Page

Bos taurus (domestic) may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 ANIMALIA
(animals)		 CHORDATA
(vertebrates)		 MAMMALIA
(mammals)		 BOVIDAE
(cattle)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Bos taurus (domestic):

dung may contain larva Azelia nebulosa - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
dung may contain larva Eudasyphora cyanella - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Restricted d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
dung may contain larva Haematobia irritans - Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
dung may contain larva Haematobosca stimulans - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Restricted d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
dung may contain larva Helina impuncta - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
dung may contain larva Hydrotaea tuberculata - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
Photos dung may contain larva Mesembrina meridiana - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Restricted d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
dung may contain larva Morellia hortorum - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Restricted d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
dung may contain larva Morellia simplex - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Restricted d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
Photos dung may contain larva Musca autumnalis - Autumn House-fly (Diptera: Muscidae) d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
dung may contain larva Polietes lardaria - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Restricted d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
Photos dung may contain larva Stomoxys calcitrans - Stable Fly, Biting Housefly (Diptera: Muscidae) d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
has blood sucked by Dermacentor reticulatus - Marsh Tick, Ornate Cow Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Hillyard, P.D., 1996
has blood sucked by Haemaphysalis punctata - Coastal Red Tick, Red Sheep Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Hillyard, P.D., 1996
Photos has blood sucked by Ixodes ricinus - Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Hillyard, P.D., 1996
has blood sucked by Rhipicephalus sanguineus - Kennel Or Brown Dog Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Hillyard, P.D., 1996
is ectoparasitised by imago Hippobosca equina - a flat fly (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) UK/Ireland Minor Hutson, A.M., 1984
may be infected by blue tongue virus (BTV) - Blue Tongue Disease - Causative Organism Major DEFRA: Animal Health and Welfare: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/index.htm [cattle are the main mammalian reservoir]
may be infected by foot and mouth virus (FMD) - Foot And Mouth Disease - Causative Organism Major DEFRA: Animal Health and Welfare: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/index.htm
dung (almost fresh) almost fresh dung may house ovum Haematobosca stimulans - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Restricted d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
dung (buried) buried dung dung/debris may support larva Onthophagus vacca - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [usually on low-lying green pastures]
dung (dry) dry dung may shelter imago Odonteus armiger - a dumbledor (Coleoptera: Bolboceratidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [mostly in chalky areas]
Photos dung (rotting) rotting dung may attract larva Rhingia campestris - a hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae) Rotheray, G.E., 1993
Photos dung (straw-mixed) straw-mixed dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinopsis cothurnata - an inkcap (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Conocybe coprophila - a conecap (Agaricales: Bolbitiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Conocybe farinacea - a conecap (Agaricales: Bolbitiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus - Egghead Mottlegill (Agaricales: Bolbitiaceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [esp. upland to montane]
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinus poliomallus - an inkcap (Agaricales: Coprinaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinus xenobius - an inkcap (Agaricales: Coprinaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Tubaria romagnesiana - a twiglet (Agaricales: Cortinariaceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinellus pellucidus - an inkcap (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinopsis cothurnata - an inkcap (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinopsis filamentifer - an inkcap (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinopsis nivea - Snowy Inkcap (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinopsis pachysperma - an inkcap (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinopsis pseudofriesii - an inkcap (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinopsis pseudonivea - an inkcap (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Psathyrella coprophila - a brittlestem (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Psathyrella hirta - a brittlestem (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Psilocybe moelleri - a brownie (Agaricales: Strophariaceae) UK/Ireland Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Psilocybe subcoprophila - a brownie (Agaricales: Strophariaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung dung dung may support Lasiobolus diversisporus - a discomycete (Pezizales) UK/Ireland Anderson, R., 2006
dung dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinus foetidellus - an inkcap (Agaricales: Coprinaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinellus sassii - an inkcap (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung dung dung/debris may support larva Aphodius coenosus - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986 [on sandy soil]
dung dung dung/debris may support larva Aphodius foetens - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986
Photos dung dung dung/debris may support larva Aphodius fossor - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986
dung dung dung/debris may support larva Aphodius granarius - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986 [mainly on paths, etc]
Photos dung dung dung/debris may support larva Aphodius haemorrhoidalis - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986
dung dung dung/debris may support larva Aphodius obliteratus - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [especially in wooded areas]
Photos dung dung dung/debris may support larva Aphodius prodromus - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Rare Jessop, L., 1986
dung dung dung/debris may support larva Aphodius putridus - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [in open, dry, sandy and chalky areas]
dung dung dung/debris may support larva Aphodius scrofa - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986 [dry, exposed, sandy ground]
dung dung may house imago Aphodius coenosus - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [on sandy soil]
dung dung may house imago Aphodius foetens - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986
Photos dung dung may house imago Aphodius fossor - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986
dung dung may house imago Aphodius granarius - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986 [mainly on paths, etc]
Photos dung dung may house imago Aphodius haemorrhoidalis - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986
dung dung may house imago Aphodius obliteratus - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [especially in wooded areas]
Photos dung dung may house imago Aphodius prodromus - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Rare Jessop, L., 1986
dung dung may house imago Aphodius putridus - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [in open, dry, sandy and chalky areas]
dung dung may house imago Aphodius scrofa - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986 [dry, exposed, sandy ground]
horn (base) horn (base) may attract imago Haematobia irritans - Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Restricted d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
Photos leather (dead) dead leather dead is eaten by fruitbody Schizophyllum commune - Splitgill (Agaricales: Schizophyllaceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Bos taurus (domestic) may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)		 CHORDATA
(vertebrates)		 MAMMALIA
(mammals)		 ARTIODACTYLA
(even-toed ungulates)		 BOVIDAE
(cattle)

References

DEFRA: Animal Health and Welfare: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/index.htm DEFRA: Animal Health and Welfare
Anderson, R., 2006 New British Records: Lasiobolus diversisporus
d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968 Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae
Hillyard, P.D., 1996 Ticks of North-West Europe
Hutson, A.M., 1984 Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae)
Jessop, L., 1986 Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Rotheray, G.E., 1993 Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe

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