Arer herd and cattle the same thing?
Nothing, except "herd" is a North American term for a group of cattle and a "drove" is an Australian term for a group of cattle. Both are different words that mean the same thing.
A group of cattle is called a herd.
"of a herd of cattle led by ranchers" as you have used it above is already the possessive for of "a herd of cattle led by ranchers"! For example: The herd of cattle which was led by the ranchers bought a farm. The farm is now owned by the herd. It is the herd's farm. It is the farm of the herd of cattle led by ranchers.
The correct homophone in this instance is herd."Did you see the herd of cattle?"
It's a herd thing. Cattle tend to do everything in a herd. They also like having their routines, and quite often do those particular routines with all the rest of the cattle in the herd. They're simply laying down chewing their cud, taking a few naps or a sleep before they eventually get up again and go back to grazing.
A number of cattle is called a herd of cattle. A number of pigs is called also called a herd.
A herd of cattle
Herd of Cattle - 1901 was released on: USA: July 1901
The homophone for heard is herd as in a herd of cattle.
A group of cattle is called a herd.
The collective noun for cattle is a herd of cattle. The farmer drove his herd of cattle to the pasture on the hill. Some other collective nouns are a drift, a drove, a kine, a mob, or a team of cattle.
A herd.