Cattleiana

Cattleiana is a term used to describe a body of works, studies, and collections centered on cattle. It covers aspects of science, history, culture, and industry related to domesticated bovines, including cattle breeds, management practices, welfare, dairy and beef production, and depictions in art and literature. The usage is informal and varies by institution; there is no single formal discipline that bears the name.

The term is formed from cattle plus the -iana suffix, echoing other miscellanea terms like Americana and Bibliana, and tends to signal a curated or encyclopedic scope rather than a fixed curriculum. Projects labeled Cattleiana often assemble archival materials, bibliographies, images, and datasets; they aim to document the historical and cultural dimensions of cattle as a species and as an economic and symbolic actor.

In scholarly and curatorial contexts, cattleiana can function as a cross-disciplinary frame within agricultural history, animal studies, and museology, though some scholars prefer more precise labels such as cattle studies, bovine science, or agricultural history. Critics note that the term risks vagueness; in practice, the content is organized around themes like breeding, governance, industry, and representation.

See also:

- Cattle

- Bovines

- Cattle breeds

- Animal studies

- Agricultural history

- Dairy science

- Beef industry