Talk:Cattle

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Article milestones Date Process Result January 18, 2006 Featured article candidate Not promoted March 27, 2024 Good article nominee Listed
Current status: Former featured article candidate, current good article

This article only states that cow is illegal to kill in some Indian states, but cow/cattle is the national animal of Nepal and is a protected animal under the constitution of Nepal. But, whenever I update the article alongwith the references, someone comes and deletes that citing it as irrelevant. So, cow is a sacred animal in Hinduism and it's illegal to kill in the entire country of Nepal and any violation can result in heavy penalties and sentence to prison in Nepal, so the article should mention that. Aayush.5466 (talk) 07:06, 5 March 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

You should not be adding anything "new", whether text or citations, to the LEAD, which is just a summary of what is already cited in the article body. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:04, 5 March 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

"Before 1790, beef cattle averaged only 160 kg (350 lb) net." This utterly ridiculous claim is referenced to a source making an even more outlandish claim: "Over the course of 30 years, we've possibly increased mature size of our beef cows by more than 3000 lbs." Where does such idiocy come from? ~2026-62687-7 (talk) 00:41, 24 March 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

No need for that sort of language. The passage is clearly misplaced and poorly cited, so removing it now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 02:52, 24 March 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

"Cow" is occasionally written in places where "cattle" would be more accurate; change "cow" to "cattle" where relevant. Personguy575 (talk) 13:35, 15 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Please list the places where you think the change is "relevant" meamemg (talk) 13:40, 15 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]