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A heifer is a female cow prior to having a calf. In mythology, Io was transformed by Zeus into a heifer.

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In Greek mythology did Io have a symbol?

Not really, though you could probably use a heifer or gadfly as her symbol.


What do you call a heifer that is also a twin?

You could call it a heifer, or a twin heifer if the sibling is also a heifer, or a freemartin if the heifer's sib is a bull calf.


What is the feminine name of cattle?

Cow, first-calf heifer, bred heifer, heifer, heifer calf or spayed heifer. See the related question below.


What is an open heifer?

An unpregnant heifer.


What is a gender of a heifer?

The gender of a heifer is female.


What is a springing heifer?

A springing heifer is a heifer who is within a few weeks of delivering her first calf.


What is a first calf heifer?

It's the name for a heifer that has had her first calf and is currently raising her first calf. It's also a name for a heifer that came from a heifer or cow that was that heifer or cow's first calf.


A sentence with the word heifer in it?

Like this:"The farmer had a prized heifer in the cattle shed.""The heifer was bred by the herd bull yesterday.""The cow gave birth to a heifer calf!""Those blasted heifers got out again!!"


What is the average weight of a longhorn heifer?

That all depends on the age of the heifer. The older the heifer, the heavier she'll be.


Where do you find a heifer?

A heifer is a young female cow.


What is another word for a female heifer?

She can also be known as a heifer calf, heifer yearling (if she is a year old), or first time heifer (if she has given birth to her first calf).


What is a long bred 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.