heifer

Example Sentences

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Every time it was Daisy’s turn, Sally Gooden had a heifer calf.

From Literature

Because ranchers faced feed costs that consumed the value of their livestock, they sold off their herds or accelerated the slaughter of cows and heifers, creating a temporary surplus that compromised future supply.

From Los Angeles Times

Daddy would wake up in the middle of the night because somehow while he was sleeping he would hear a heifer—a cow— moaning because she was in labor.

From Literature

The heifer has now been returned home, and is said to be "fit and well".

From BBC

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