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Opposite gender of heifer (female) is bull (male).
A heifer is a female calf and there is no male term. In many cases, females will be referred to exclusively as heifers and males exclusively as calves.
There's no such thing as a male heifer. Male cattle are either bulls or steers.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.
The noun 'heifer' is a gender specific noun for a young female bovine that has not had a calf.
The gender specific nouns for a male bovine are:
an intact mature male bovines is bull.
a male castrated before reaching puberty is steer.
a male castrated after puberty is stag.
Heifer is already the feminine form. A heifer is a female cow who has not yet had a calf. A female cow who has only had one calf is often called a first-calf heifer.
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BULL IS MALE
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What is the opposite of steer?
i think the opposite gender of a steer is a heifer
What is the opposite gender of hiefer?
There is no exact opposite gender for a heifer. A heifer is a young female that has not yet born a calf. Males that have not been castrated are bulls; males that have been castrated are steers.
What is the feminine form of steer?
i think the opposite gender of a steer is a heifer
Can a heifer be male?
Definitely not. Heifers are young female bovines, never male. The opposite of a heifer would be a young bull, which is a young male bovine.
What do you call a heifer that is also a twin?
You could call it a heifer, or a twin heifer if the sibling is also a heifer, or a freemartin if the heifer's sib is a bull calf.
What is the feminine name of cattle?
Cow, first-calf heifer, bred heifer, heifer, heifer calf or spayed heifer. See the related question below.
What is an open heifer?
An unpregnant heifer.
What is a gender of a heifer?
The gender of a heifer is female.
What is a springing heifer?
A springing heifer is a heifer who is within a few weeks of delivering her first calf.
What is a first calf heifer?
It's the name for a heifer that has had her first calf and is currently raising her first calf. It's also a name for a heifer that came from a heifer or cow that was that heifer or cow's first calf.
A sentence with the word heifer in it?
Like this:"The farmer had a prized heifer in the cattle shed.""The heifer was bred by the herd bull yesterday.""The cow gave birth to a heifer calf!""Those blasted heifers got out again!!"
What is the average weight of a longhorn heifer?
That all depends on the age of the heifer. The older the heifer, the heavier she'll be.
