What animals are considered cattle?

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Animals included under the term cattle are the Western or European domesticated cattle and the Indian and African domesticated cattle. Other bovids such as the Asian water buffalo, the Tibetan yak, the gayal and banteng of Southeast Asia, and the plains bison of North America have also been domesticated or semi-domesticated and are sometimes considered to be cattle.