What is Beef cattle?
[[File:Beef cattle at St. Wulstan's Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1404207.jpg|thumb|Beef cattle at St. Wulstan's Farm]] '''Beef cattle''' are [[cattle]] raised for [[meat]] production (as distinguished from [[dairy cattle]]). The meat of cattle is known as [[beef]]. While the principal use of beef cattle is meat production, other uses include [[leather]], and products used in [[shampoo]] and [[cosmetics]]. The plural ''beeves'', when referring to such meat-animals (of either sex), is well known in the [[United States|American]] cattle industry, but is often restricted to [[steer]]s. {{food-stub}} [[Category:Cattle]]