Collocations for cattle - noun
ADJ.
beef, dairy | horned | highland, hill, upland | lowland | indigenous, native | wild
QUANT.
head
5,000 head of cattle died of the disease in one month.
5,000 head of cattle died of the disease in one month.
herd
VERB + CATTLE
keep, rear | breed | tend | graze
Villagers traditionally have the right to graze their cattle on the common land.
Villagers traditionally have the right to graze their cattle on the common land.
drive, herd, round up
Farmers drove cattle along major roads as a protest against high taxes.
Farmers drove cattle along major roads as a protest against high taxes.
slaughter | raid, rustle, steal | domesticate
Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.
Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.
CATTLE + VERB
browse, graze
cattle grazing in the fields
cattle grazing in the fields
low | stray, wander
Cattle that stray onto the electric railway line are killed instantly.
Cattle that stray onto the electric railway line are killed instantly.
CATTLE + NOUN
auction, market | breeding, ranching, rearing | breeder, dealer, farmer | farm, ranch | feed, food | grid
There was a cattle grid across the road to stop the cows escaping.
There was a cattle grid across the road to stop the cows escaping.
prod
Electric cattle prods were used against the demonstrators.
Electric cattle prods were used against the demonstrators.
truck
PHRASES
a breed of cattle