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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Over the next 30 years, the steamboat captain, born the son of Irish immigrants in New York, built a ranching empire still known today for its beef cattle and quarter horses.
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Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
The addition of seaweed improved beef cattle growth rates with no adverse health effects.
—Heide Brandes, thehustle.co, 24 Jan. 2025
Researchers in Oregon are currently working on a similar experiment that also involves beef cattle.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Mark's Supervised Agriculture Experience is an entrepreneurship placement in beef cattle production.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
The addition of seaweed improved beef cattle growth rates with no adverse health effects.
—Heide Brandes, thehustle.co, 24 Jan. 2025
Researchers in Oregon are currently working on a similar experiment that also involves beef cattle.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Mark's Supervised Agriculture Experience is an entrepreneurship placement in beef cattle production.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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