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3 total sentences available.
Although the male goat kids are often culled because they will never produce milk, they are sometimes castrated instead and allowed to remain in the herd as a "wether". With a bell around its neck, such a "bellwether" is usually the leader for the rest of the herd.
Source: tatoeba (10614282)
How many animals have been culled?
Source: tatoeba (10757385)
The beautiful and outlandish designs in “Savage Beauty,” culled from McQueen’s 20-year career, have the power to startle and enthrall.
Source: tatoeba (11309914)
Closest matches include chosen, curate, discarded, eliminate, eliminated.
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