The animals themselves, not the people using it. A cow is the name for female cattle, male chicks get killed early, and the horseback empires were run mainly from atop of mares.

  • huf [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    also, they can be more aggressive, especially if there's more than one of them in a group. easier to slaughter the ones you dont want to breed from.

    or castrate them. hence oxen, geldings, etc, for male animals that have a use beyond being a sperm factory.

    • huf [he/him]
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      1 month ago

      oh yeah, and you dont technically need a lot of males to keep population numbers up, because sperm is incredibly cheap compared to the investment required from female animals