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A female bovine that has not yet had a calf is known as a heifer. An adult female that has had her first calf (or second calf, depending upon regional usage) is called a cow. Steers and heifers can sometimes be colloquially referred to as "cows," especially by non-agricultural people who are not familiar with the appropriate terminology.
A law review or law journal is a scholarly journal or publication that focuses on legal issues. [1] A law review is a type of legal periodical. [2] Law reviews are a source of research, imbedded with analyzed and referenced legal topics; they also provide a scholarly analysis of emerging legal concepts from various topics.
In 2003, Heifer International was named one of Forbes magazine's top 10 charities. [33] Heifer International also received the 2004 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize for its efforts to eliminate hunger and help communities become self-sustaining. It was the first U.S.-based organization to win the $1-million award since 1997.
Animal Law is a law review covering animal law published by students at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. [1] Publishing its first volume in 1994, [ 2 ] it was the first law review to focus on animal law issues [ 3 ] and is the best known journal in its field. [ 4 ]
The List of law schools in the United States includes additional schools which may publish a law review or other legal journal. There are several different ways by which law reviews are ranked against one another, but the most commonly cited ranking is the Washington & Lee Law Journal Ranking .
Slaughter of cows is forbidden by law in several states of the Indian Union. [163] The ox is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac. The astrological sign Taurus is represented as a bull in the Western zodiac. [164] Cattle in culture
A young female calf from birth until she has had a calf of her own is called a heifer [3] (/ ˈ h ɛ f ər /). In the American Old West, a motherless or small, runty calf was sometimes referred to as a dodie. [4] [failed verification] The term "calf" is also used for some other species. See "Other animals" below.
A freemartin or free-martin (sometimes martin heifer) is an infertile cow with masculinized behavior and non-functioning ovaries. [1] Phenotypically, the animal appears female, but various aspects of female reproductive development are altered due to acquisition of anti-Müllerian hormone from the male twin . [ 2 ]