Are ox’s really that healthy?

I’ve never met any oxen to know if they are healthy.
As a rule oxen will out live a bull or cow and rank right up there with mules as beasts of burden.

The expression that gets me is “healthy as a horse”. If you even look a a horse cross eyed they’ll just drop dead for no reason. I’m talking Thoroughbreds, a Quarter Horse is a pretty robust animal.

I grew up with all these wretched beasts and am still surrounded by them.

RScott
depends on your criteria, then live longer but to do so they are castrated. I don’t find that as healthy having a central part of ones body unusable.
Stallion are more healthy than bulls.
No, Aaron they aren t. Horses are much healthier.
I’ve never asked any, either.
yes

yes they are