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Is a heifer a pregnant cow?

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What is cow called when it has not produced a calf?

A cow that has NEVER had a calf in her lifetime is called a Heifer. A cow that has not had a calf YET is a heavily pregnant or heavy-bred, or a short-bred or long-bred cow. A cow that has not had a calf during a calving season is called a barren cow, an open cow, a cystic cow, a cull cow, a meat/slaughter cow, a poor cow, a free-loader, etc.


What is a pregnant cow called?

A bred cow or a pregnant cow, or, in the dairy industry, just a cow. In sale barns, if she has a calf at side, she is also referred to as a 3-in-1 or a three-fer or suckling bred cow. If she's lactating, like in a beef or dairy herd, then she's called a nursing bred cow, lactating bred cow or bred lactating/milking dairy cow. If she's not nursing or lactating, she's called a dry bred cow non-lactating pregnant cow if you really want to get technical. In the dairy industry, a lactating heifer that has already had her first calf is referred to as a first-calf heifer; once she has a second calf she is generally referred to as a cow. In the beef industry, a heifer that is pregnant with her first calf is called a bred heifer.


What is the term used for a female cow under 2 years of age?

A heifer. If she's pregnant she's called a bred heifer.


Where do you find a heifer?

A heifer is a young female cow.


What is a bovine heifer?

Bovine is another term for cow or cattle. Heifer is a cow that has had no calf yet.


Is a heifer a fat baby cow?

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.


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.


How long is a cow a heifer?

A cow is a mature female bovine that has had a calf. She was a heifer before she had her first or second 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 'hefner'?

It is a Heifer. A heifer is a young female milk cow that has not freshed.


What is the simile for bull?

cow, or heifer


What is the feminine name of cattle?

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