dairy herd
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdairyandherd
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dairy
noun
uk/ˈdeə.ri/us/ˈder.i/
a place on a farm where milk and cream are kept and cheese and butter are made, or a company that supplies milk and products made ...
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herd
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/hɜːd/us/hɝːd/
a large group of animals of the same type that live and ...
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(Definition ofdairyandherdfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thedairyherdis increasing.
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Take, for instance, adairyherd.
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But thedairyherdhas not expanded.
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Unfortunately that is not possible with adairyherd.
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Thedairyherdis not rising as expected.
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A high proportion of beef comes from thedairyherd.
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There are no figures showing the size of thedairyherdon a monthly basis.
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I remember making speech after speech in 1973 when thedairyherdwas going down rapidly.
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I have said repeatedly that more beef should be produced from thedairyherd.
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It is a problem which has particular reference to the decline in thedairyherd.
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It may well be that thedairyherdis now younger and more productive.
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What percentage of thedairyherdis likely to be lost?
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It would be horrendous if those figures were applied throughout the nationaldairyherd.
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If everydairyherdis cut to pieces in that way, the effect will be devastating.
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Has he noticed the fall in the breeding herd and the decrease in thedairyherd?
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Thedairyherdshowed a further fall at this spring's livestock survey.
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I said that the establishment of adairyherdis more than a lifetime's work.
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Thedairyherdand milk production were down because action had been too long delayed.
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Thedairyherd, from which two-thirds of home-produced beef comes, is static.
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We shall have the two types ofdairyherd, the commercial and the pedigree herd.
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They can get the subsidy, but can also get into thedairyherd.
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The proportion of these heifers intended for thedairyherdcan only be estimated approximately.
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Earlier this year it seemed that thedairyherdwas pretty static.
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They are potential breeders and thedairyherdin this country is thus being reduced.
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Thedairyherdis expanding and milk production continues to rise.
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