CONTENTS 



PAGE 



INTRODUCTION 1 



CHAPTER I. 

 Natural History and General Account op the Ox . II 



CHAPTER II. 

 The Anatomy of the Ox 31 



§1. J^he Skeleton of the Ox: — General Romarks, the Vertebral 

 Column, Ribs, Sternum, and Pelvis, 31. — The Hind and Fore Limbs, 

 36.— The Head of the Ox, 39. 



§ II. Ligaments and Muscles : — Ligaments, 45. — Muscles, 46. 



§ III. Internal Anatomy : — The Organs concerned in the Process 

 of Digestion, the Spleen, and the Lymphatics, 49. — The Respiratory 

 System, 69. — The Urinary System, 70. — Generative System, 72. — 

 Male Organs, 72. — Female Organs, 73. — The Circulatory System, 

 74. — The Nervous System, 79. — Anatomy of the Ear and Eye, the 

 Hair, the Horns and Hoof, 80. 



CHAPTER in. 

 Different Breeds op Oxen 82 



§ L The Middle-Homed Cattle, 84. 



§ II. The Polled or Hornless Cattle, 100. 



§ in. The Irish Cattle and the Longhorns, 104. 



§ IV. The Shorthorns, 110. 



§ V. Foreign Breeds of Cattle, 114. 



