dairy cattle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dairy cattle
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Asked if she was surprised that roughly one year into the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cattle people are still getting sick and infected, she said “no.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025
All year, I’ve been keeping tabs on the H5N1 avian flu outbreak in dairy cattle and birds in the United States.
From Slate • Dec. 31, 2024
“What I think has constrained this entire outbreak response from the beginning is the fact that dairy cattle farmers do not want anything to impact their short-term economic interests,” Adalja said.
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024
Although they have been around for nearly three decades in birds, the unprecedented spread among U.S. dairy cattle this year is alarming: The viruses have evolved to thrive within mammals.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024
The enormous distended udders of dairy cattle are the result of a human interest in milk and cheese.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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