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Examples of dairy cattle in a Sentence
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Officials previously said that the unprecedented spread of the virus among dairy cattle likely traces to a single spillover event from wild birds, based on an analysis of genetic sequences collected from sick cattle.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
The infections came less than 24 hours after the Centers for Disease Control reported a person in Texas had been infected with the virus after coming into close contact with dairy cattle, just over a week after sick dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas tested positive for the virus.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
For example, a large CAFO is defined as an operation that includes more than 700 dairy cattle — and would be prohibited under the ordinance.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The latest case – in a person in Texas who had exposure to dairy cattle presumed to be infected – was mild, officials said, but humans can get severely ill and die from the disease.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
The human case comes after a highly virulent strain of bird flu was detected in a handful of dairy cattle in several states last week.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
In March 2024, a multistate outbreak of this virus was reported in dairy cattle.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
The outbreak of bird flu in dairy cattle is still unfolding.
—Will Stone, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Bird flu in dairy cattle in Kansas, Texas Last week the USDA announced last week HPAI had been found in unpasteurized clinical samples of milk from ill cows at two dairy farms in Kansas and one in Texas, plus a swab from a dairy cow in Texas.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
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“Dairy cattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dairy%20cattle. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
dairy cattle
noun
: cattle raised especially to produce milk
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