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
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And even though bird flu has not been detected in beef cattle, the parks are now only buying human-grade beef — a higher quality that is more closely regulated.
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Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
About 85% of Texas' beef cattle come from the region.
—Rachel Osier Lindley, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
And 4,000 of those deaths are specifically attributed to beef cattle.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
This may explain why younger cows and beef cattle have been unaffected.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
About 85% of Texas' beef cattle come from the region.
—Rachel Osier Lindley, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
And 4,000 of those deaths are specifically attributed to beef cattle.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
This may explain why younger cows and beef cattle have been unaffected.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for beef cattle
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“Beef cattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beef%20cattle. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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