瘤牛(學名:Bos taurus indicus)又稱肩峰牛,是一種肩部長有肉瘤的黃牛亞種,原產於印度,因印度文化尊崇牛類而免於被食用。現在常用來和歐洲牛或其他飼養牛雜交以改良它們的品質。[1]
生物學家曾認為印度瘤牛係由爪哇野牛馴化而來,但據近代對顱骨類型和角型的研究,以及對瘤牛與普通牛雜交能產生後代並育成新品種的分析,證明瘤牛也起源於原牛,其在南亞馴化的時間大致與歐洲牛相同或稍遲。
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