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
"You can isolate the cow or the heifer on the farm away from the main herd," Mr Kurtz continued.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2023
Back home, he rose before the sun that Saturday to help his daughter load a 1,000-pound heifer named Iris into a cattle trailer.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
As soon as the job of burning the bull was over, Mama told us we had to do the same for the Spot heifer.
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 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
David made sure the high-ground critter pads where the family’s cows, calves and heifers would stay during the flooding were prepared, and he purchased extra feed for the animals just in case, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
Calves, bulls and heifers, they come from breeds that naturally developed long ago in Brazil, England and India.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
Thus Eurylokhos; and they murmured ‘Aye!’ trooping away at once to round up heifers.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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