《周礼》中,地官有牛人一职,春官有鸡人和龟人,夏官有羊人,秋官有犬人。书中写道:牛人掌养国之公牛,以待政令,祭祀供享牛;宾客供膳牛;军事供犒牛;丧事供奠牛。牛人根据牛角的发育程度,判断牛的老幼,从而区别牛的等级,分别用于祭天祀神、迎宾以及犒赏战士等不同用途:祭天地之牛,角茧栗;宗庙之牛,角握;宾客之牛,角尺。摘自《幸福·阅读》 “Zhou Li”, the officer has a cattle job, spring officer chicken and turtle, Xia official sheep, autumn Guan dogs. The book wrote: cattle bull men in charge of the country, to be government decrees, sacrifices for cattle; guests catering cattle; military for cattle; funeral for cattle. Cow according to the degree of development of the horns to determine the cattle and young and old, so as to distinguish the level of cattle, respectively, for the sacrificial offerings God, welcome and reward soldier, and other purposes: sacrifice the world of cattle, horn cocoon chestnut; Grip; guests of the cattle, square feet. Excerpt from “Happy Reading”