Monday, March 21, 2016

⊗ OX ( /ɑks/ plural oxen /ˈɑk·sən/ )

⊗ OX ( /ɑks/ plural oxen  /ˈɑk·sən/ ) An ox, also known as a bullock in Australia and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal. Oxen are used for plowing, for transport (pulling carts, hauling wagons and even riding), for threshing grain by trampling, and for powering machines that grind grain or supply irrigation among other purposes. Oxen may be also used to skid logs in forests, particularly in low-impact, select-cut logging.

Oxen are usually yoked in pairs. Light work such as carting household items on good roads might require just one pair, while for heavier work, further pairs would be added as necessary. A team used for a heavy load over difficult ground might exceed nine or ten pairs. https://www.instagram.com/p/BDR2cicrTi1/?taken-by=heartimals

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