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heifer Definition

heifer (hefər)

noun

a young cow that has not borne a calf

Etymology: ME haifre < OE heahfore, lit., full-grown young ox < heah, high, hence full-grown (see high) + fearr, bull, lit., young animal: see farrow

heifer Synonyms

heifer

n.

  1. A young cow

    yearling, springer, stirk (British); see animal 1, calf, cow.

  2. *A girl

    maid, lass, young thing*, filly*; see girl 1.

heifer Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • calve: An initial peak in lameness occurs in young first calving heifers.
  • sire: The second top price was £ 780 again for a heifer sired by Formation.
  • bull: All heifer calves or bulling heifers naturally would be heifers for the whole of the six month retention period.
  • serve: In particular demand was the smart batch of served heifers, due May onwards to a Limousin bull.
  • breed: For example, starting to breed heifers at 13.5 months of age, providing they are of adequate size is crucial.
  • bear: The replacement policy is very selective with only six heifers born in 2005 being retained.

Adjective modifier

  • maiden: A maiden heifer has not yet had a calf.
  • stylish: This tall, stylish heifer sold to an undisclosed Scottish buyer.
  • red: The ash of a red heifer was the wonder cure.

Modifies a noun

  • calf: Equally evident was the respect for the quality of the stock from the oldest cow to the youngest heifer calf.
  • replacement: Possibly the initial use of sexed semen will be to use heifer semen in those herds breeding their own heifer replacements.

Noun used with modifier

  • in-calf: Under the new rules, an in-calf heifer is no different to any other eligible heifer.
  • yearling: Leading the consignment at £ 920 was a yearling heifer which sold to J Wilson of Lawn House, Hexham.
  • incalf: Also from the Fresh herd was Fresh Petal, an incalf heifer, who sold for 1,000gns.
  • calf: The twenty three in calf heifers averaged £ 490 with a top price of £ 720 paid for another Formation daughter.
  • dairy: A dairy type heifer in the herd was giving 25kg a day.
  • replacement: Census, assume that the number of replacement heifers is one-third the number of milking cows.

Preposition: in

  • calf: The greater part of them were heifers in calf.
  • milk: The herd consisted of around one hundred cows and heifers in milk or in calf followed by eighty well grown young heifers.

Preposition: with

calf: As many as 40 heifers with calves at foot made £ 1,000-plus in that sale.

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