Meaning of cattle in English

cattle

noun [ plural ]

/ˈkæt.əl/ us

/ˈkæt̬.əl/

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a group of animals that includes cows, buffalo, and bison, that are often kept for their milk or meat:

beef/dairy cattle

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These cattle are being fattened up for slaughter.
The farmer grazes cattle on this land in the summer months.
Scientists have warned that the use of growth hormones to make cattle grow more quickly may result in a health risk for consumers.
Lassos are used particularly by cowboys to catch cattle and horses.
Some fields are planted with crops for several years, and then returned to pasture for the cattle.

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cattle

plural noun

/ˈkæt̬·əl/

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large farm animals kept for their milk or meat; cows and bulls:

beef/dairy cattle

(Definition of cattle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Ownership of draught cattle is an important qualitative indicator of property size.

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It provided a windbreak for crops, and shelter for animals, as well as protecting against the cattle of others.

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They lost virtually all their cattle and were left with the choice of abandoning the lobola system or finding a new lobola currency.

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However, cattle producers used to controlling tick infestations with chemical acaricides typically treat reactively.

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Cattle were infested artificially with 2 x 10000 larvae and the engorging adult females counted.

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These include commercial maize production, horticulture, tree crops, dairy, and cattle ranching.

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According to the headman of the town, cattle live well here but horses die off soon after ai^rival.

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For this purpose, the distribution of people and cattle would need to be estimated, possibly over large areas.

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Digestion by cattle, and storage within a manure heap for 6 months or longer, further reduced seed germination.

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A standardized questionnaire was developed and administered to the cattle owner or manager.

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Developmentally related changes in the uptake and metabolism of glucose, glutamine and pyruvate by cattle embryos produced in vitro.

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The most important one being the virulence of the material; unless the cattle are protected by chemoprophylaxis the majority would die.

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Quarantine measures following outbreaks of disease regularly meant that cattle owners could not sell stock outside the district.

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Groups that made the transition to cattle pastoralism often built houses in small villages, where they lived for at least part of the year.

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In addition to wild herbivores, the ranch also houses domestic stock, of which there are approximately 3000 cattle and 500 sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys.

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These data will provide information required to assess the potential impact of grazing adult beef cattle on the transmission of waterborne pathogens.

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cattle breeder

How will it benefit the cattle breeder?

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cattle farmer

What matters to an average farmer, an average cattle farmer, is the energy content of the feed, the protein content and the company's reputation.

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