heifer
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He had already lost a heifer with weak lungs and feared future reproductive problems.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
The heifer has now been returned home, and is said to be "fit and well".
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
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
Back home later in the week, he rose before the sun on Saturday to help his daughter load a 1,000-pound heifer named Iris into a cattle trailer.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
I thought of all the trouble it would be, having to tie up that Spot heifer, head and feet, twice a day, every day, for maybe a month or more.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
The bull and three heifers arrived fit and healthy at Calcourt Farms in Wernllwyd, Powys.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
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
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
The family had to clear up items from the basements in the property’s two homes in case they flooded, as well as secure their 500 or so milking cows, heifers and calves, and their feed.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
I was given two heifers and four sheep, and felt far richer than I ever had before.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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