dairy cattle

plural noun

: cattle kept for milk production

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Related article New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay The course of the infection on the duck farm looked very different than what played out with the chickens. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025 Most commonly, exposure occurs through direct contact with infected animals like birds and dairy cattle. Omer Awan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 At the time the samples were collected, bird flu infection in dairy cattle had been detected in 14 U.S. states, with four human cases in people with dairy cattle exposure in three states. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025 There is also an ongoing outbreak of bird flu among dairy cattle. Carma Hassan, CNN, 7 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 10 Jun. 2025.

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dairy cattle

noun
: cattle raised especially to produce milk

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