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heifer

[hef-er] / ˈhɛf ər /


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She said after going through tests for bTB her heifer "was actually clear".

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

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

The only trouble was, this heifer Spot, as we called her, had been snaky wild from the day she was born.

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

"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

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

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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