beef cattle
plural nounDefinition of beef cattle
: 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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The couple lease 220 acres from Marissa’s father, Gary Thornton, who raises beef cattle on the rest of the 1,013-acre property. — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, "Young dairy farmers continue Marin-Sonoma ranching tradition, stick to organic milk," 8 Sep. 2019 The solution is to take that land out of corn and soybeans, put it in more sustainable grasslands that sequester carbon, and graze beef cattle both to diversify farmers’ incomes and restore ecological balance. — Timothy A. Wise, WIRED, "Big Ag Is Sabotaging Progress on Climate Change," 28 Aug. 2019 Dan Warnock, a local rancher who raises beef cattle, has been submitting pieces since the contest's inception as a way to support a good cause. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, "Who Says Horses and Cows Can’t Be Artists?," 21 Aug. 2019 Go to the farm exhibit building to see dairy and beef cattle being shown at noon today; swine, sheep and goats will be shown at noon Saturday. — Donna Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska State Fair 2019: Fun from A to Z," 15 Aug. 2019 In a statement, the trade group said beef cattle account for only a small percentage of total greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. while converting inedible plants like grass into usable protein. — Los Angeles Times, "Land use policy key to reining in global warming, U.N. report warns," 8 Aug. 2019 Along with her husband, Hyde-Smith raises beef cattle on their farm in Brookhaven, Mississippi, about 60 miles south of Jackson. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, "Who is Cindy Hyde-Smith? 5 things to know about Cochran's Senate replacement," 21 Mar. 2018 Martinmaas runs his farm operation - including Angus beef cattle, corn, soybeans, sunflowers and hogs - with his three brothers. — Author: Annie Gowen, Anchorage Daily News, "Farmers loyal to Trump struggle with impact of trade war," 24 June 2019 Her brother, Dan, and her sister-in-law, Madlyn, also live in the family house and raise beef cattle on the property. — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland.com, "Mary Ann Bauer, first licensed female funeral director in Medina County: Local Legends," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beef cattle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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