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Dairy Shorthorn noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌdeə.ri ˈʃɔːt.hɔːn/ us /ˌder.i ˈʃɔːrt.hɔːrn/ a type of red-brown and white British cow, kept for its milk: In 19th-century England, Thomas Bates developed the Dairy Shorthorn. The farm boasts 200 Dairy Shorthorn cows. Our milk comes from the small herd of Dairy Shorthorns on the farm. Average milk yield for Red Poll cows was better than for the Dairy Shorthorn. Thomas led the family's Dairy Shorthorn bull, which gained championship laurels at the show. He is rearing Angus and Hereford beef cattle, Dairy Shorthorns, and purebred sheep. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cattle & similar animals Aberdeen Angus Africander Alderney Angus Ankole cattle Charbray Charolais Chianina Corriente Irish Moiled jersey Kerry Kobe Limousin Red Angus Red Poll Sahiwal Salers Sanga |