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dairy cattle

American  

noun

  1. cows raised mainly for their milk, especially cows of a dairy breed.


Etymology

Origin of dairy cattle

First recorded in 1890–95


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The outbreak first emerged in dairy cattle in the Texas Panhandle, where animals developed severe cases of necrotizing mastitis, a painful inflammatory disease that damages tissue in the mammary glands.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

The discovery helps explain why H5N1 caused severe mastitis rather than respiratory illness in dairy cattle.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

He noted that 20 years ago nobody would have predicted that bird flu would infect dairy cattle the way it is now.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2025

In 63 of those cases, workers picked up the virus while working with infected animals; 40 got it working with dairy cattle, 23 with infected poultry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2025

What about the dairy cattle that graze on these lands?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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