dairy cattle

plural noun

: cattle kept for milk production

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Since March, when the H5N1 virus was first detected in U.S. dairy cattle, there have been more than a dozen cases of human infection that were traced back to contact with infected animals. —

Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024 These two cases bring the total number of humans infected with bird flu by diseased dairy cattle to six. —

Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 The dairy cattle from farms where H5N1 infections were detected are prohibited from exhibitions, and all lactating cows, along with those in the last two months of pregnancy, also are banned from exhibitions until 60 days have passed with no new H5N1 infections in the state's cattle herds. —

Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024 Advertisement In both states, there are exemptions for lactating dairy cattle destined for slaughter. —

Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dairy cattle