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Herd

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

/hɜːrd/nounCore term

In agriculture, herd means: A group of animals of one kind, especially cattle, goats or buffalo, that live, feed and are managed together.

In Turkish: sürü

How it is used

Farmers talk about herd size, herd health and the dairy herd, and they build up or reduce their herds. A veterinarian may do a herd visit. Some breeders also use 'herd' as a verb, meaning to move animals as a group.

Example sentences

  1. We plan to increase the herd to 150 milking cows next year.

  2. The vet checks herd health every month.

Common collocations

  • herd size
  • dairy herd
  • herd health
  • build up a herd
  • herd management
  • cattleCows, bulls, steers and calves considered as a group and kept for milk, meat or work.
  • livestockAnimals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry that are kept on a farm for meat, milk, eggs, wool or work.
  • dairy farmA farm that keeps cows, or sometimes goats, sheep or buffalo, mainly to produce milk for sale.
  • breedA group of animals of the same species with similar appearance and characteristics, developed and kept by people, such as Holstein cattle or Merino sheep.
  • pastureLand covered with grass and other plants where farm animals graze; also the plants growing on it.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

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