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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

"You can isolate the cow or the heifer on the farm away from the main herd," Mr Kurtz continued.

From BBC Mar. 15, 2023

She had a large pleasant nose that sniffed the air at irregular intervals like a heifer catching the scent of blood in the stockyard.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

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

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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