heifer
Cow before calving
A heifer is a young female cow that has not yet borne a calf.
Once she gives birth, she becomes a cow.
The distinction matters in cattle farming, where heifers are raised for breeding or eventually for beef.
In slang, heifer is a rude term for a woman, implying she is fat or unpleasant: Don't be calling me a heifer.
Female bovine
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
- bullSteer before castration
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
- bovineOf the cattle family
herd · livestock · yearling · weanling · springer · angus · jersey · shorthorn
Lacking cultivation or training
open · cycling · fertile · bulling · serviced · insemination · gestation · calving
Animal aged one
- weanlingRecently weaned young animal
- youngNot yet mature
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- immatureNot fully developed
growing · maturing · replacement · stocker · feeder · backgrounding · raising · growth
cow
Female bovine
bovine · herd · livestock · yearling · weanling · springer · angus · jersey · shorthorn · dairy
unbred
Lacking cultivation or training
bred · open · cycling · fertile · bulling · serviced · insemination · gestation · calving · freshening
yearling
Animal aged one
immature · growing · maturing · replacement · stocker · feeder · backgrounding · raising · growth · adolescent
ranch
Livestock-raising estate
- husbandryFarm management practice
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- dairyingMilk production industry
livestock · pasture · grazing · breeding · rearing · stockman · cattleman · drover · herding · branding
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
hay · alfalfa · clover · forage · paddock · range · field · prairie · herbage · silage
- dairymilk, butter, cream, cheese, yogurt
- domesticated animalscow, dogs, pig, cats, horses
- cattle ranchingcattle, cattle drive, cattle drives, cattle auctions, cattle branding
- livestockcow, cows, cattle, bull, bulls
- baby animalspuppy, kitten, chick, chicks, duckling
- Beef Cattlebeef, beef cattle, cattle ranch, ranching, steer