Sentence examples for terms of cattle from inspiring English sources

In the last decade, Mato Grosso has become the country's leading producer of soybeans and cotton, the second-largest rice grower and the fourth-largest in terms of cattle.

Those least affected by the drought, in terms of cattle lost, were those with large herds who were able to sell some of their cattle and to pay for private access to pastures outside of Maasai areas.

This microfinancing initiative, which aims to have 200 VSLAs by the end of the three-year project, is a significant step in a community where wealth tends to be measured in terms of cattle, and where some men have a reputation for spending money on instant gratifications such as alcohol.

Simultaneously, standards of value appear to have been expressed in terms of cattle and sheep, as is clear not only from the derivation of pecunia ("money") from pecus ("cattle," or "sheep") but also from the early assessment of fines in oxen and sheep.

In fact, the expression of values in terms of cattle may have lasted, officially, into the 5th century, for it was not until the decemvirs (a legislative commission) codified the law and drew up the Twelve Tables (451 449 bc) that fines were fixed in bronze.

God, we are told, restored to Job twofold all that he had lost in terms of cattle, land, and servants.

The proliferation of bush encroachment with a decline in forage production is also another problem in terms of affecting cattle population.

In terms of species, cattle were found to be infected with all circulating serotypes of FMDV, whereas swine had only type O (Tables 1 and 2).

The term 'quality of cattle manure' is wider than just the content of N and C N ratio.

Get this: there is a barrage of regulations for the transportation of cattle in terms of space, conditions and temperature, and rightly so.

The drought of 2011 could be a good example of the recent past in terms of the massive loss of cattle population in the region.