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heifer

[hef-er] / ˈhɛf ər /


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Speaking at the Clogher Valley Show in County Tyrone, Leader said she had one heifer "that was taken away 18 months ago".

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

In the elementary school spelling bee when you intentionally misspelled heifer, he almost had a cow.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander

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

"The on-farm slaughter of heavily pregnant cows or heifers identified as TB reactors is a harrowing event for all concerned," said NFU Cymru TB Focus Group Chairman Roger Lewis.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2023

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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