Both species have a powerful grouping instinct, sheep more than cattle. This is because they feel that they have better defense against a predator by grouping together, and feel less vulnerable if they are with other cattle or sheep than if they were alone.
A sheep is to a flock as a tree is to a forest/wood
A homonym for "heard" is "herd," which refers to a group of animals such as cattle or sheep.
A group of sheep are called a herd. Its the same for goats or cattle as well. Another old fashioned term is "flock".
A group of cattle is called a herd.
The group is called a "herd".
A heard is a group of animals, so to herd them is to keep them together, and when you move them, they all go together in their herd.
A group of cows is called a herd, not a flock. Flocks are a group of birds or sheep. This is just a group of cows.
No, it is a collective noun for a group of animals such as cattle and sheep. Used with other nouns (e.g. herd instinct), it is a noun adjunct.
A group of cattle is called a herd.
A group of cattle is commonly referred to as a herd.
The noun 'herd' is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a group of animals, a collective noun (a herd of cattle, a herd of elephants).
The collective noun for a group of cattle is a herd.