dairy cattle

plural noun

: cattle kept for milk production

Examples of dairy cattle in a Sentence

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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 Flu cases surge to highest levels in 15 years, CDC says New bird flu variant found in dairy cattle. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025 Read All About It The U.S. Department of Agriculture detected a bird flu strain in dairy cattle that previously had not been seen in cows. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025 The immunity built up in the dairy cattle population against bird flu may not hold up well against the D1.1 genotype. Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Feb. 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 8 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

dairy cattle

noun
: cattle raised especially to produce milk

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