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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In 2024, the state ranked ninth for beef cattle production with 862,000.
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Ana Goñi-Lessan, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
Another possible route is the cows’ feed, owing to the fairly revolting fact that the U.S. allows farmers to feed leftover poultry bedding material — feathers, excrement, spilled seeds — to dairy and beef cattle as a cheap source of additional protein.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
There are no known cases of bird flu in beef cattle so far.
—Reuters, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
For the mixed grass prairie ecosystem of a place like North Dakota the key animal was the American Bison – but beef cattle can fill that role.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Richter and other researchers have estimated that two-thirds of the alfalfa and other hay are used for beef cattle while the remaining third is used for dairy production.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Climate & Environment Risks ease for Colorado River reservoirs after wet winter, but long-term challenges loom
March 6, 2024
Richter and other researchers have estimated that two-thirds of the alfalfa and other hay are used for beef cattle while the remaining third is used for dairy production.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The couple has owned Skippy for about two years, according to the release, and works with their beef cattle.
—USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
Anglin and her husband, Ryan, run a beef cattle business.
—Mike Jones, arkansasonline.com, 16 Nov. 2023
Ana Goñi-Lessan, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
Another possible route is the cows’ feed, owing to the fairly revolting fact that the U.S. allows farmers to feed leftover poultry bedding material — feathers, excrement, spilled seeds — to dairy and beef cattle as a cheap source of additional protein.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
There are no known cases of bird flu in beef cattle so far.
—Reuters, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
For the mixed grass prairie ecosystem of a place like North Dakota the key animal was the American Bison – but beef cattle can fill that role.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Richter and other researchers have estimated that two-thirds of the alfalfa and other hay are used for beef cattle while the remaining third is used for dairy production.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Climate & Environment Risks ease for Colorado River reservoirs after wet winter, but long-term challenges loom
March 6, 2024
Richter and other researchers have estimated that two-thirds of the alfalfa and other hay are used for beef cattle while the remaining third is used for dairy production.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The couple has owned Skippy for about two years, according to the release, and works with their beef cattle.
—USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
Anglin and her husband, Ryan, run a beef cattle business.
—Mike Jones, arkansasonline.com, 16 Nov. 2023
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