dairy cattle

plural noun

: cattle kept for milk production

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The bird flu was first detected in dairy cattle in March 2024 and has since spread to 17 states. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Bird flu has also inflected other animals, including dairy cattle. Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025 These vaccines should also protect against the newest variant of the bird flu, the D1.1 strain, which was detected in a dairy cattle worker in Nevada last week. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025 In early 2024, the virus infected dairy cattle in the United States and became a threat to the dairy industry. Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 7 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

dairy cattle

noun
: cattle raised especially to produce milk

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