Definitions for "Heifer"
Related Terms:
Cow, Calf, Bull, Calf crop, Cattle, Cow-calf operation, Calve, Hogget, Ewe, Shepherd , Wether, Bovid, Doe, Ram, Gilt, Goat , Sow, Ungulate, Sheep, Buck, Artiodactyl, Bovine, Steer, Fold, Boar, Rut, Antelope, Weaning, Moo , Mule, Freemartin, Livestock, Tup, Lamb, Swine, Mutton, Stirk, Hog, Ruminants, Mouflon, Weanling, Roundup , Bos, Flock , Pig, Yearling, Ruminant, Goat , Herd, Barrow
A young cow.
Female cattle less than three years old and usually one that has not produced an offspring.
Female of cattle, usually under 3 years of age.
A bovine female less than three years of age who has not borne a calf. Young cows with their first calves are sometimes called first-calf heifers.
young cow that has not yet given birth to a calf
young female cattle that has not had a calf.
young cow expecting her first calf.
A female bovine younger than 3 years that has not delivered a calf. H08419. Definition from Hurnik et al., 1995.
A female bovine which has not born a calf.
(animal science) A young female bovine.
a cow that has not yet had a calf
a female bovine that has not had a calf and has not lactated
a female bovine that has not yet had a calf or developed mature characteristics of a cow
a female cow that hasn't had a calf yet
a full grown cow that has not borne a calf
a cow that has not produced a calf and is under three years of age.
A bovine female that has not given birth to a calf.
A female bovine that has not produced a calf and is under 42 months of age. (See also 'grown heifer').
A female which has not yet had a calf. If someone calls you a big fat heifer, take it as a compliment.
A female of the cattle species less than three years of age that has not borne a calf.
Young female bovine cow prior to the time that she has produced her first calf.
Female (cattle) older than a calf, from 6 months old until she has her first calf. The term is dropped after about 2½-3years if the animal has not had a calf. Often refers to an animal until she has her second calf. Example: 'first-calf heifer'.
The name for a young female calf before she is bred to have her first calf, which is normally at 24 months.
young female cow, raised to replace the older cows in a herd or to provide meat.
A female bovine, under three years of age, that has not produced a calf.