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
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
On that October morning in 2018, Ethan found his father dead in the heifer shed, his raincoat draped neatly over a door nearby.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
"You can isolate the cow or the heifer on the farm away from the main herd," Mr Kurtz continued.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2023
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 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
Its technology also detects when heifers are in heat and ready for insemination, bolstering the chances of reproduction.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
A group of heifers moved into the land behind her house in Fife, and before long she knew that she wanted to become a farmer.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2022
Pa would not kill either of his calves, because they were heifers and would grow into cows.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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