beef cattle

  • 41beef — beefless, adj. /beef/, n., pl. beeves /beevz/ for 2; beefs for 4, v. n. 1. the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat. 2. an adult cow, steer, or bull raised for its meat. 3. Informal. a. brawn; muscular strength. b.… …

    Universalium

  • 42Beef Shorthorn — The Beef Shorthorn breed of cattle was developed from the Shorthorn breed. The Shorthorn was originally developed as a dual purpose breed, suitable for both dairy and beef production. However different breeders opted to concentrate on one purpose …

    Wikipedia

  • 43Beef hormone controversy — The Beef Hormone Dispute is one of the two most intractable transatlantic agricultural disputes since the establishment of the World Trade Organization, the other being the Banana War. [cite book|pages=223|title=Transatlantic Economic Disputes:… …

    Wikipedia

  • 44Beef tapeworm — Taxobox name = Taenia saginata regnum = Animalia image width = 250px phylum = Platyhelminthes classis = Cestoda ordo = Cyclophyllidea familia = Taeniidae genus = Taenia species = T. saginata binomial = Taenia saginata binomial authority = Goeze,… …

    Wikipedia

  • 45Cattle drives in the United States — A cattle drive is the process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another, usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses.Prior to the mid 19th century, most ranches primarily raised cattle for their own needs and to sell surplus meat and …

    Wikipedia

  • 46Cattle prod — A cattle prod, also called a stock prod, is a handheld device commonly used to make cattle or other livestock move by striking or poking them, or in the case of a Hot Shot type prod, through a relatively high voltage, low current electric… …

    Wikipedia

  • 47Cattle Health Initiative — The British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has funded 27 Farm Health Planning projects, known as the Cattle Health Project. This included four bids from the [http://www.nadis.org.uk/ National Animal Disease Information …

    Wikipedia

  • 48Beef clod — The beef clod or shoulder is one of the cheapest cuts of beef and is taken from the shoulder region of the cattle. This is why it is sometimes called chuck or shoulder clod. Beef clod consists of a large muscle system and some fat that covers the …

    Wikipedia

  • 49beef on the hoof — Hoof Hoof, v. i. 1. To walk as cattle. [R.] William Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster] {To hoof it}, to foot it. {On the hoof}, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not slaughtered. {beef on the hoof},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 50cattle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beef, dairy ▪ Highland, longhorn, shorthorn ▪ native ▪ wild ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary