A working animal is an animal, usually domesticated, that is kept by humans and trained to perform tasks instead of being slaughtered to harvest animal products. Some are used for their physical strength or for transportation, while others are service animals trained to execute certain specialized tasks. They may also be used for milking or herding. Some, at the end of their working lives, may also be used for meat or leather.
A bullock team hauling wool in New South Wales
Traditional farming methods using oxen
The horse-drawn winch of a former limestone quarry (France)
A pack llama
An ox OKS, also known as a bullock, is a bovine, trained and used as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration inhibits testosterone and aggression, which makes the males docile and safer to work with. Cows or bulls may also be used in some areas.
Zebu oxen in Mumbai, India
Ploughing with Oxen by George H. Harvey, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1881
Oxen used in farms for plowing
Boy on an ox-drawn cart in Niger