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
Under strict circumstances in England - but not in Wales - the slaughter process can be delayed if a cow or heifer is in the last 60 days of pregnancy.
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
‘Were taking the heifer calf. The one you saw getting born, you know.’
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
The bull and three heifers arrived fit and healthy at Calcourt Farms in Wernllwyd, Powys.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
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
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
I was given two heifers and four sheep, and felt far richer than I ever had before.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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