dairy cattle

plural noun

: cattle kept for milk production

Examples of dairy cattle in a Sentence

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While the virus also spread to dairy cattle, the outbreaks didn’t seem to boost California milk prices. Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025 It was detected in dairy cattle in March 2024 and has caused sporadic human infections since then. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025 Public health experts were critical of the Biden administration for not being proactive enough in its virus response and failing to take action to stop the spread of the virus among dairy cattle after it was first detected last year. Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2025 Vaccinating dairy cattle could prevent some human cases of H5N1 but not all of them, since the virus is so widespread in birds and poultry. Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dairy cattle

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dairy cattle was in 1895

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“Dairy cattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dairy%20cattle. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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dairy cattle

noun
: cattle raised especially to produce milk

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