How to Use dairy cattle in a Sentence

dairy cattle

plural noun
Definition of dairy cattlenext
  • The federal government requires that lactating dairy cattle must be tested for the virus before they can be moved across state lines.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
  • In Missouri, all lactating dairy cattle must have a negative test seven days before arrival at the state fairgrounds.
    — Tina Reed, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Of those emissions, 65% come from beef and dairy cattle.
    — Sarah Lazarus, CNN, 21 Sep. 2020
  • His mom, Ethel, and dad, Waldo, lived on a farm, acres and acres of land filled with dairy cattle and fields of grain.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 19 Jan. 2020
  • The virus also has been identified in the state’s dairy cattle and wild birds.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
  • The outbreak, the first time H5N1 has been seen to transmit in dairy cattle, has been detected in 51 herds in nine states over the past two months.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 21 May 2024
  • The outbreak of bird flu in dairy cattle is still unfolding.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The excrement of beef and dairy cattle is therefore rich in the full range of metabolic volatiles.
    — Harold McGee, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020
  • One of those wheels is made with the milk of an endangered breed of cow called White Modenese, of which there are fewer than 500 dairy cattle left in Italy.
    — Eric Sylvers, WSJ, 22 June 2018
  • Bird flu has been confirmed in dairy cattle herds in nine states, has been found in milk and has prompted the slaughter of millions of chickens and turkeys.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 25 May 2024
  • The concern, again, is that a worker who is in close contact with chickens in the past and now with dairy cattle might come into contact with this virus.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
  • Colonists too shared control of water, and raised dairy cattle for milk, which was wise because settlers would not even grow grapes lest they be used for wine.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Last week sick dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas tested positive for bird flu.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Scientists say the bird flu spreading among dairy cattle poses a low risk to humans.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 2 May 2024
  • Global milk prices have surged as a result, prompting some New Zealand farmers to switch from sheep to dairy cattle.
    — WSJ, 14 Aug. 2017
  • Since then, the range of Irish cheeses has expanded to include a broad range of cheeses, from soft to semi-hard to blue, which are based on milk produced from goats, sheep and dairy cattle.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • On the West Coast, Mindful Meats has managed to create a regular supply of beef from dairy cattle.
    — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Oklahoma called itself the 13th state to find H5N1 in dairy cattle, but in reality its place on the list should be lower.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 15 July 2024
  • In March 2024, a multistate outbreak of this virus was reported in dairy cattle.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The remaining barn that once housed dairy cattle was now an equipment storage building.
    — Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The spread of bird flu among dairy cattle reflects an expansion of the range of mammals that can be sickened by the virus that typically infects birds.
    — Julie Steenhuysen, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
  • The agency has reiterated that advice in the context of the current outbreak of H5N1 in dairy cattle.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 24 May 2024
  • At some point in December or January, the virus made the leap to dairy cattle, and the current outbreak has since spread to herds in at least 12 states, including Colorado.
    — Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 3 July 2024
  • Not just yet The committee discussed the current outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza (also known as bird flu) in dairy cattle.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 28 June 2024
  • The studies come after the USDA ramped up testing requirements on dairy cattle moving across state lines last month in response to the outbreak.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 May 2024
  • The case was a different strain of avian influenza from the H5N1 strain that has spread in dairy cattle across the United States and recently caused infections in three people.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2024
  • Beef and dairy cattle account for nearly five billion tons of greenhouse gases per year, or around eight percent of the global total.
    — John Doerr, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The annual event held in Madison every fall is considered the largest dairy cattle show in North America and also the biggest dairy-focused trade show in the world.
    — Washington Post, 5 June 2018
  • To contain the outbreak, the U.S. government is requiring dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for bird flu.
    — Julie Steenhuysen, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
  • Utah requires cattle owners to test all bulls for Trich every year — except for dairy cattle, which are kept in confinement, and bison bulls.
    — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022

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