dairy breed

American  

noun

1. any of several breeds of cattle developed primarily for production of milk rather than meat, as Ayrshire, Guernsey, Holstein, and Jersey breeds.

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Etymology

Origin of dairy breed

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

The firm has spliced in what it calls the "slick gene" into an embryo of a Red Angus, a US dairy breed.

From BBC

He’s a Holstein-Friesian, a dairy breed.

From New York Times

Eliminate a livestock inspection exemption for private sales of unbranded, female, dairy breed cattle involving 15 head or less.

From Washington Times

Professor Low, in his "Illustrations of British Quadrupeds," says, "From all the evidence which, in the absence of authentic documents, the case admits of, the dairy breed of Ayrshire cows, owes the characters which distinguish it from the older race, to a mixture of the blood of the races of the continent and of the dairy breed of Alderney."

From Project Gutenberg

The dairy breed of Scotland have been formed chiefly by skilful management, within the last 50 years; and they are still improving and extending to other countries.

From Project Gutenberg