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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When grazing beef cattle were fed seaweed supplements, their methane emissions dropped by nearly 40 percent.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Across the country, there are 9 million dairy cows and 64 million beef cattle.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
The deluge of covert recordings exposing the brutal treatment of chickens, turkeys, beef cattle, dairy cows and pigs will butcher your appetite.
—Fred Grimm, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024
Shown to reduce methane emissions by an average of 30% in dairy cows and 45% in beef cattle, the additive was approved by the FDA for use in the U.S. in May.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Across the country, there are 9 million dairy cows and 64 million beef cattle.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
The deluge of covert recordings exposing the brutal treatment of chickens, turkeys, beef cattle, dairy cows and pigs will butcher your appetite.
—Fred Grimm, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024
Shown to reduce methane emissions by an average of 30% in dairy cows and 45% in beef cattle, the additive was approved by the FDA for use in the U.S. in May.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Beef cattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beef%20cattle. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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