heifer

Example Sentences

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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

She paid her way through college by raising and selling a herd of eight milk cows, yearlings and heifer calves.

From New York Times

A cow can have one calf a year, which means an entire year of the mother’s life has to be factored into the environmental impact of a steer or heifer.

From Washington Post

A group of heifers moved into the land behind her house in Fife, and before long she knew that she wanted to become a farmer.

From BBC

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