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Bovinae

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n.1.a term essentially coextensive with the genus Bos, including cattle, buffalo, and sometimes kudu; - it is not used technically.
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Noun1.Bovinae - term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu
mammal family - a family of mammals
Bovidae, family Bovidae - true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats


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To the Editor: Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is an acute, generalized, and usually fatal disease previously thought to be restricted to mammals of the order Artiodactyla, often members of the subfamilies Bovinae, Cervidae, and Suidae (1).
BSE was diagnosed in six of eight greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), a member of the family Bovidae, subfamily Bovinae, that died at the London Zoo from 1989 through 1992 (2,13,14).
 
 
 
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