dairy cattle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dairy cattle
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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When H5N1 bird flu began infecting U.S. dairy cattle in early 2024, veterinarians struggled to identify the cause.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
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
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
On Dec. 18, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency after the virus jumped from the state’s Central Valley dairy herds into Southern California dairy cattle, despite quarantine restrictions designed to stop the spread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
Huge open fields with herds of dairy cattle grazing in them.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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