beef cattle
plural noun
: cattle developed primarily for the efficient production of meat and marked by capacity for rapid growth, heavy well-fleshed body, and stocky build
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The addition of seaweed improved beef cattle growth rates with no adverse health effects.
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Heide Brandes, thehustle.co, 24 Jan. 2025
Researchers in Oregon are currently working on a similar experiment that also involves beef cattle.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Mark's Supervised Agriculture Experience is an entrepreneurship placement in beef cattle production.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
When grazing beef cattle were fed seaweed supplements, their methane emissions dropped by nearly 40 percent.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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Heide Brandes, thehustle.co, 24 Jan. 2025
Researchers in Oregon are currently working on a similar experiment that also involves beef cattle.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Mark's Supervised Agriculture Experience is an entrepreneurship placement in beef cattle production.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
When grazing beef cattle were fed seaweed supplements, their methane emissions dropped by nearly 40 percent.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Beef cattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beef%20cattle. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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