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
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
"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 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 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
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
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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