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heifer

[hef-er] / ˈhɛf ər /


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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

Boyle Reservoir, a black heifer lying on her side in the dusty brown earth heaved a tiny head sticky with amniotic fluid from her birth canal.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023

On that October morning in 2018, Ethan found his father dead in the heifer shed, his raincoat draped neatly over a door nearby.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

“I always hate to have to tie up a heifer to break her for milking. But I guess there’s no other way with this one.”

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

They began rebuilding the herd in the summer of 2022, with the first heifers arriving from Denmark a few months later.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

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 ● Nov. 19, 2025

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

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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