dairy cattle

plural noun

: cattle kept for milk production

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This is just the latest update in the multi-state outbreak of bird flu in dairy cattle, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024 The National Milk Testing Strategy builds on the existing framework on measures taken by national and state partners of the USDA since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in dairy cattle was first detected in March 2024, said the USDA in a news release Friday. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024 By Brenda Goodman | CNN The US Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos around the nation in an effort to better track the H5N1 bird flu that has been spreading in dairy cattle since March. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024 The new recall comes amid bird flu outbreaks in wild birds, poultry and dairy cattle. Sam Tupper, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dairy cattle 

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

dairy cattle

noun
: cattle raised especially to produce milk

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