Bovine is another term for cow or cattle. Heifer is a cow that has had no calf yet.
heifer
A young bovine that has not had an offspring is called a heifer.
A heifer calf.
A heifer is the usual name for a young female bovine who hasn't had a calf. A heifer becomes a cow when it has had a calf.
Cow: mature female bovine that has had at least two calves Bull: mature intact male bovine Heifer: immature female bovine that has never had a calf Steer: castrated/altered male bovine Spayed heifer: altered female bovine
A heifer.
A heifer is a female bovine that has not yet had its first calf. A long bred heifer is a heifer well along in the gestation period and due to calve shortly.
A cow is a mature female bovine that has had a calf. She was a heifer before she had her first or second calf.
By "female bovine" we are referring to the female constituent of the domestic bovine species: the cow, which is a mature female that has at least two calves, the first-calf heifer, which is a female that has had her first calf, and the heifer, a female bovine that has never had a calf and is less than 2 years of age.
Springer is a term used for a heavily pregant heifer. A heifer is a female bovine who has not yet borne a calf.
A female bovine bred for dairy production that has not had a calf.
Technically, no. A heifer is a female bovine that has NOT had a calf, thus it is not a cow. A cow is a mature female that has had a calf. In the general context of a "cow," covering all ages and genders of this domestic bovine species, yes.