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
Example Sentences
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Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2022 Visit vineyards, equestrian centers, beef cattle operations and horticultural operations. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 July 2022 At around 200 acres these days, the Hardesty family raises Angus beef cattle and grows corn, soybeans and hay. Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2022 Still, Cebery, now 64, is able to take care of his herd of beef cattle and 185 acres of crops used to feed the livestock. Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Since 1845, beef cattle have grazed the gentle hills and valleys of Rancho Guejito, the massive Valley Center property that is one of California’s last undivided 19th century Mexican land grants. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2022 Two bulls in beef cattle herds in Summit County have tested positive for a parasitic disease that can cause problems for cattle, the Utah state veterinarian’s office reported. Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022 Texas is by far the largest producer of beef cattle in the country, with a herd that totals about 4.5 million animals – 2.3 million more than Oklahoma, the second-largest producer, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022 But the Texas herd shrunk 3.5% last year – or by about 160,000 head – outpacing a 2.3% decline in the U.S. beef cattle herd overall. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022 See More
Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2022 Visit vineyards, equestrian centers, beef cattle operations and horticultural operations. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 July 2022 At around 200 acres these days, the Hardesty family raises Angus beef cattle and grows corn, soybeans and hay. Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2022 Still, Cebery, now 64, is able to take care of his herd of beef cattle and 185 acres of crops used to feed the livestock. Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Since 1845, beef cattle have grazed the gentle hills and valleys of Rancho Guejito, the massive Valley Center property that is one of California’s last undivided 19th century Mexican land grants. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2022 Two bulls in beef cattle herds in Summit County have tested positive for a parasitic disease that can cause problems for cattle, the Utah state veterinarian’s office reported. Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022 Texas is by far the largest producer of beef cattle in the country, with a herd that totals about 4.5 million animals – 2.3 million more than Oklahoma, the second-largest producer, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022 But the Texas herd shrunk 3.5% last year – or by about 160,000 head – outpacing a 2.3% decline in the U.S. beef cattle herd overall. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1758, in the meaning defined above