Bovinae
The biological subfamily bovinae includes a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large sized ungulates, including domestic cattle, the bison, the water buffalo, the yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. The evolutionary relationship between the members of the group is obscure, and their classification into loose tribes rather than  formal sub-groups reflects this uncertainty. General characteristics include a cloven hoof and usually at least one of the sexes of a species having a true horn.
In most countries, bovines are used for food. Cows are eaten almost everywhere except in India, where bovines are considered sacred by Hindus.

# Systematics and classification
- FAMILY BOVIDAE
Subfamily Bovinae
Tribe Boselaphini
Genus Tetracerus
Four-horned Antelope, Tetracerus quadricornis
Genus Boselaphus
Nilgai or blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus (not to be confused with the extinct Bluebuck Hippotragus leucophaeus, Hippotraginae)
Tribe Bovini
Genus Bubalus
Domestic Asian Water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
Wild Asian Water buffalo, Bubalus arnee
Lowland Anoa, Bubalus depressicornis
Mountain Anoa, Bubalus quarlesi
Tamaraw, Bubalus mindorensis
Genus Bos
Aurochs, Bos primigenius (extinct)
Banteng, Bos javanicus
Gaur, Bos gaurus
Gayal, Bos frontalis (domestic gaur)
Yak, Bos mutus
Domestic Cattle, Bos taurus (increasingly considered a subspecies of Bos primigenius)
Kouprey, Bos sauveli
Genus Pseudonovibos
Kting Voar, Pseudonovibos spiralis
Genus Pseudoryx
Saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
Genus Syncerus
African Buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Genus Bison
American Bison, Bison bison
Wisent, Bison bonasus
Steppe Wisent, Bison priscus (extinct)
Tribe Strepsicerotini
Genus Tragelaphus (antelope-like)
Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekeii
Nyala, Tragelaphus angasii
Bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus
Mountain Nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni
Lesser Kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis
Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus
Genus Taurotragus
Common Eland, Taurotragus oryx
Giant Eland, Taurotragus derbianus
- Subfamily Bovinae
Tribe Boselaphini
Genus Tetracerus
Four-horned Antelope, Tetracerus quadricornis
Genus Boselaphus
Nilgai or blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus (not to be confused with the extinct Bluebuck Hippotragus leucophaeus, Hippotraginae)
Tribe Bovini
Genus Bubalus
Domestic Asian Water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
Wild Asian Water buffalo, Bubalus arnee
Lowland Anoa, Bubalus depressicornis
Mountain Anoa, Bubalus quarlesi
Tamaraw, Bubalus mindorensis
Genus Bos
Aurochs, Bos primigenius (extinct)
Banteng, Bos javanicus
Gaur, Bos gaurus
Gayal, Bos frontalis (domestic gaur)
Yak, Bos mutus
Domestic Cattle, Bos taurus (increasingly considered a subspecies of Bos primigenius)
Kouprey, Bos sauveli
Genus Pseudonovibos
Kting Voar, Pseudonovibos spiralis
Genus Pseudoryx
Saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
Genus Syncerus
African Buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Genus Bison
American Bison, Bison bison
Wisent, Bison bonasus
Steppe Wisent, Bison priscus (extinct)
Tribe Strepsicerotini
Genus Tragelaphus (antelope-like)
Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekeii
Nyala, Tragelaphus angasii
Bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus
Mountain Nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni
Lesser Kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis
Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus
Genus Taurotragus
Common Eland, Taurotragus oryx
Giant Eland, Taurotragus derbianus
- Tribe Boselaphini
Genus Tetracerus
Four-horned Antelope, Tetracerus quadricornis
Genus Boselaphus
Nilgai or blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus (not to be confused with the extinct Bluebuck Hippotragus leucophaeus, Hippotraginae)
- Genus Tetracerus
Four-horned Antelope, Tetracerus quadricornis
- Four-horned Antelope, Tetracerus quadricornis
- Genus Boselaphus
Nilgai or blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus (not to be confused with the extinct Bluebuck Hippotragus leucophaeus, Hippotraginae)
- Nilgai or blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus (not to be confused with the extinct Bluebuck Hippotragus leucophaeus, Hippotraginae)
- Tribe Bovini
Genus Bubalus
Domestic Asian Water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
Wild Asian Water buffalo, Bubalus arnee
Lowland Anoa, Bubalus depressicornis
Mountain Anoa, Bubalus quarlesi
Tamaraw, Bubalus mindorensis
Genus Bos
Aurochs, Bos primigenius (extinct)
Banteng, Bos javanicus
Gaur, Bos gaurus
Gayal, Bos frontalis (domestic gaur)
Yak, Bos mutus
Domestic Cattle, Bos taurus (increasingly considered a subspecies of Bos primigenius)
Kouprey, Bos sauveli
Genus Pseudonovibos
Kting Voar, Pseudonovibos spiralis
Genus Pseudoryx
Saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
Genus Syncerus
African Buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Genus Bison
American Bison, Bison bison
Wisent, Bison bonasus
Steppe Wisent, Bison priscus (extinct)
- Genus Bubalus
Domestic Asian Water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
Wild Asian Water buffalo, Bubalus arnee
Lowland Anoa, Bubalus depressicornis
Mountain Anoa, Bubalus quarlesi
Tamaraw, Bubalus mindorensis
- Domestic Asian Water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
- Wild Asian Water buffalo, Bubalus arnee
- Lowland Anoa, Bubalus depressicornis
- Mountain Anoa, Bubalus quarlesi
- Tamaraw, Bubalus mindorensis
- Genus Bos
Aurochs, Bos primigenius (extinct)
Banteng, Bos javanicus
Gaur, Bos gaurus
Gayal, Bos frontalis (domestic gaur)
Yak, Bos mutus
Domestic Cattle, Bos taurus (increasingly considered a subspecies of Bos primigenius)
Kouprey, Bos sauveli
- Aurochs, Bos primigenius (extinct)
- Banteng, Bos javanicus
- Gaur, Bos gaurus
- Gayal, Bos frontalis (domestic gaur)
- Yak, Bos mutus
- Domestic Cattle, Bos taurus (increasingly considered a subspecies of Bos primigenius)
- Kouprey, Bos sauveli
- Genus Pseudonovibos
Kting Voar, Pseudonovibos spiralis
- Kting Voar, Pseudonovibos spiralis
- Genus Pseudoryx
Saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
- Saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
- Genus Syncerus
African Buffalo, Syncerus caffer
- African Buffalo, Syncerus caffer
- Genus Bison
American Bison, Bison bison
Wisent, Bison bonasus
Steppe Wisent, Bison priscus (extinct)
- American Bison, Bison bison
- Wisent, Bison bonasus
- Steppe Wisent, Bison priscus (extinct)
- Tribe Strepsicerotini
Genus Tragelaphus (antelope-like)
Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekeii
Nyala, Tragelaphus angasii
Bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus
Mountain Nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni
Lesser Kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis
Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus
Genus Taurotragus
Common Eland, Taurotragus oryx
Giant Eland, Taurotragus derbianus
- Genus Tragelaphus (antelope-like)
Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekeii
Nyala, Tragelaphus angasii
Bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus
Mountain Nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni
Lesser Kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis
Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus
- Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekeii
- Nyala, Tragelaphus angasii
- Bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus
- Mountain Nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni
- Lesser Kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis
- Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
- Bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus
- Genus Taurotragus
Common Eland, Taurotragus oryx
Giant Eland, Taurotragus derbianus
- Common Eland, Taurotragus oryx
- Giant Eland, Taurotragus derbianus

# Etymology
Bovine is derived from Latin bos, "ox", through Late Latin  bovinus.Bos derives from the Greek word  (Vus)meaning ox.