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heifer

[hef-er] / ˈhɛf ər /


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She said after going through tests for bTB her heifer "was actually clear".

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

He had already lost a heifer with weak lungs and feared future reproductive problems.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

His brother, David Workman, killed in a fall off a cliff as he rode a mule in the dark in search of a lost heifer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

Then in June, officials confirmed that wolves killed a heifer on private land in the county.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

The heifer was scrambling to her feet in a cloud of dust and looking like she didn’t know any more about what had happened than I did.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

The team started with a group of 20 Holstein dairy heifers ranging from three to six months old, who had previous experience in the cattle chute area and with human handling.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024

The number of heifers, or young female cows, in U.S. feedlots as of Oct.

From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2023

Back at the ranch, heifers would start calving in a month, and wildflowers would begin to bloom, a rhythm, Church said, that will always be a part of him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

With the temperature in the mid-90s, the 52-year-old Texan found the bull — whose nickname reflects his owner’s affection for the late Rev. Billy Graham — and 11 heifers cooling under a canopy of trees.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022

Thus Eurylokhos; and they murmured ‘Aye!’ trooping away at once to round up heifers.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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