: Home to shy species like duikers and bongo. Economic & Cultural Importance

: All males, and many females, possess permanent, unbranched horns. Unlike antlers, these consist of a keratin sheath over a bony core and are never shed.

: They lack upper incisors and canines; instead, they have a thick dental pad used to grip vegetation.

: Every member of the family has two-toed (cloven) hooves. Global Distribution & Habitats

Bovids are arguably the most significant animal family to human civilization. Domesticated members like cattle, goats, and sheep are primary sources of: Occurrence of beta-casein allele A1 in Bovidae species