Cattle is an English word with synonyms like cows or kine. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cattle in a sentence
Related words
Cattle meaning
- Domesticated animal of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc), and other hoofed mammals of the genus Bos.
- Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or goats. Also rarely applied to horses.
- People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.
Using Cattle
- The main meaning on this page is: Domesticated animal of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc), and other hoofed mammals of the genus Bos. | Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or goats. Also rarely applied to horses. | People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.
- Useful related words include: cows, kine, oxen, bos taurus.
- In the example corpus, cattle often appears in combinations such as: the cattle, of cattle, cattle and.
Context around Cattle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cattle
- In this selection, "cattle" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fed, beef, raise, prices, slaughter and king stand out and add context to how "cattle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include affect all cattle prices higher, alternatives when cattle fall sick, cattle breeders, cattle producers and cattle prices. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cattle" sits close to words such as epic, describing and legally, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cattle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cattle judge Robert Taylor (left), Upper Woodside Farm, Huntly, examines the entries in the commercial cattle championship. (17 words)
Outside of work, Mr. Forde has “a great passion and an interest in cattle”, namely Simmental cattle. (17 words)
Mr Hambly said more effective bTB control involved better cattle testing and vaccination, enhanced biosecurity and controlling cattle movements. (19 words)
Farmers have been up in arms over the ban on cattle slaughter, and there has been widespread complaints in the farming communities that the BJP’s ban on cattle slaughter has deprived farmers of alternatives when cattle fall sick or turn unmaintainable. (42 words)
And at the University of California-Davis and Colorado State University, research centers on supplements that can be fed to dairy cows and beef cattle on feedlots, where most U.S. cattle spend their final four to six months before slaughter. (41 words)
A Canchim bull The Canchim breed is a breed of beef cattle developed in Central Brazil by crossing European Charolais cattle with Indubrazil cattle already kept in Brazil where Asian Zebu type cattle are best suited to the tropical conditions. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Fed cattle prices affect all cattle prices, higher fed cattle prices typically mean higher prices upstream in the cattle supply chain, and vice versa.
A Canchim bull The Canchim breed is a breed of beef cattle developed in Central Brazil by crossing European Charolais cattle with Indubrazil cattle already kept in Brazil where Asian Zebu type cattle are best suited to the tropical conditions.
Farmers have been up in arms over the ban on cattle slaughter, and there has been widespread complaints in the farming communities that the BJP’s ban on cattle slaughter has deprived farmers of alternatives when cattle fall sick or turn unmaintainable.
However, since the cattle that somehow “showed up” at the animal sanctuary last summer were missing their ear tags, Larry and others who raise cattle may decide to freeze brand cattle for more permanent identification.
Speaking further, he stated, “For over two years now, if they entered the bush and met anyone rearing cattle, they would demand to see the owner of the cattle, and ask if the person is a cattle rustler or owner.
That idea was to market cattle by video - show a film of the cattle at a theater and auction them while the cattle are on the screen.
Participants evaluated cattle, identifies forages, retail meat cuts, completed a quality assurance scenario, sire selection, graded feeder cattle, and answered questions pertaining to the WV cattle industry.
For a period of time, cattle farmers illegally smuggled beef cattle to Guatemala and other neighboring countries where prices were higher, but the Honduran cattle sector never became competitive internationally.
And at the University of California-Davis and Colorado State University, research centers on supplements that can be fed to dairy cows and beef cattle on feedlots, where most U.S. cattle spend their final four to six months before slaughter.
Cattle judge Robert Taylor (left), Upper Woodside Farm, Huntly, examines the entries in the commercial cattle championship.
Most other cattle categories rose in number leaving total cattle numbers, at 1.47 million, three per cent up on June 1982.
Mr Hambly said more effective bTB control involved better cattle testing and vaccination, enhanced biosecurity and controlling cattle movements.
On cattle rustling, James said, “While on mobile operations, troops at Bokkos LGA arrested two suspected cattle rustlers, Abdullahi Ibrahim and Muhammadu Ori, at Gwandu village in Bokkos LGA.
The national dairy cattle young paraders championship recognises the best new talent in dairy cattle ring and this year's finals were held at the 150 at the Launceston Royal Show.
Ankole cattle are a rare and valuable breed of cattle which have adapted to harsh environments and have many cultural and economic benefits.
Cattle King progeny are still found in nearly all States of Australia and even overseas, with the Marharajah of Jaipur purchasing and exporting a Cattle King stallion to his stud in the early 1980's.
Contracted and packer-fed cattle can shrink the cash market – the more contracts offered, the fewer cattle are sold on negotiated cash trade.
He also uses the land for his business, Ciardullo Cattle Company, where they raise cattle for the purposes of selling food and other products directly to consumers.
Herd boys took off wooden poles from the mouths of the cattle kraal and led the cattle out to the pastures.
Outside of work, Mr. Forde has “a great passion and an interest in cattle”, namely Simmental cattle.
Phrases with cattle
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with cattle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: