New IRS Rules Give Businesses 100% Tax Deduction on Big Truck Purchases This Year. May 16, 2011. 1. While the Obama Administration is pushing for a 62-mpg CAFE regulation, promoting small, green cars, the IRS has a plan to get owners of businesses behind the wheel of a gas guzzling behemoth.
Only two species in the genus Bos used for work are called oxenâBos indicus (Zebu-type cattle with humps) and Bos taurus, the European breeds (no humps). To define the word ox as encompassing all animals in the bovine family would include a lot of species that are not even domesticated.
No matter what the song says, buffalo aren't bison. Oxen and bison are both large creatures with imposing presence. However, they're certainly different beasts. Oxen are basically castrated domestic cattle used as working animals. Musk oxen, on the other hand, are similar to bison, sporting shaggy coats. They historically were vulnerable to hunters for their meat and coats.