Durham Ox
English breeding steer, 1796–1807 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the locality in Australia, see Durham Ox, Victoria.
The Durham Ox (March 1796 – 15 April 1807) was a steer who became famous in the early 19th century for his shape, size and weight. He was an early example of what became the Shorthorn breed of cattle and helped establish the standards by which the breed was to be defined.