heifer
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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
Then in June, officials confirmed that wolves killed a heifer on private land in the county.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Every time it was Daisy’s turn, Sally Gooden had a heifer calf.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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
As the grazing heifers lifted their horns, their playful roughhousing seemed like a display of holiday cheer.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
The number of heifers, or young female cows, in U.S. feedlots as of Oct.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2023
The horn and hoof showdown was less a showdown than a show: steers and heifers, sheep and goats, even dogs and cats displayed and judged in tents around the fairgrounds.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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