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Definition of Dairy cattle
1. Noun. Cattle that are reared for their milk.
Generic synonyms: Bos Taurus, Cattle, Cows, Kine, Oxen
Specialized synonyms: Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Friesian, Holstein, Holstein-friesian, Guernsey
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dairy Cattle
Literary usage of Dairy cattle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1896)
"Devons used to be among our best dairy cattle, but are so scattering as to be
hardly considered in this connection, still a few of their grades have been ..."
2. Report by American Genetic Association (1907)
"By Director MA SCOVELL, Lexington, Ky. The subject of breeding dairy cattle is
so comprehensive that it would be impossible ..."
3. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"dairy cattle, many giving scarcely enough milk to raise a calf. ... They are
hardy in constitution and much esteemed for beef, but very poor dairy cattle. ..."
4. Cattle and Dairy Farming by United States Bureau of Foreign Commerce (1888)
"... but of dairy cattle of any breed or cross-breed at the Heading Show, so good
a representation did it give of the best dairy cattle in the country. ..."
5. The Geography of Illinois by Douglas Clay Ridgley (1921)
"This region has the heaviest distribution of dairy cattle to be found ...
The principal breeds of dairy cattle in Illinois are the Holstein, Jersey, ..."
6. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"Feeding dairy cattle. Figs. 340-342. By FW Wall. The feeding of dairy cattle in
its relation to milk production has received considerable study, ..."
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