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cow

bovine female after having had one calf. See also cattle. The term is also used to describe mature females of some other species, e.g. elk, moose, reindeer, wapiti, elephants.

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brood cow

used for breeding.

cow bush

see leucaena leucocephala.

cow-calf pair

a breeding beef cow with calf at foot.

cow cockle

see saponaria.

cow cress

siumangustifolium.

dry cow

1. a cow in the 2 to 3 month period between the end of lactation and the subsequent calving. Cows in which calving is imminent are close-up dry cows, or are freshening.

2. a mature cow which is not lactating whatever the reason.

dry cow therapy

see dry period treatment.

empty cow

cow not in calf when she should be. Called also barren cow.

foundation cow

one from which many of the animals in a herd or breed have originated.

fresh cow

a cow recently calved.

cow index

an estimate of the genetic ability of the cow to transmit to her offspring her capacity to produce milk and butterfat. The index is calculated on the basis of the cow's record of production, especially her deviation from herdmates, the herd's productivity status and the productivity proof of her sire.

cow-kick

a forward kick with a hindlimb, dangerous to the mounting rider of a horse, or to the clinician examining a cow.

open cow

cow not in calf, usually said of cows still to be bred.

cow parsnip

see heracleum mantegazzianum.

cow-pony

American stock horse, used for working cattle on the range.

cow pool

a cooperative arrangement for milking cows in which a central unit cares for and milks cows or herds which belong to different owners.

cow wheat

Melampyrum arvense.