livestock
noun
live·stock
ˈlīv-ˌstäk 
: animals kept or raised for use or pleasure
especially
: farm animals kept for use and profit
Examples of livestock in a Sentence
a market where livestock are bought and sold
a market where livestock is bought and sold
Recent Examples on the Web
Approximately half of Mauritania’s 66,000 fishermen are former livestock herders, estimates Elimane Kane, a researcher studying fishing and natural resource economics for the Mauritanian Institute of Oceanographic Research and Fisheries.
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Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Rather than just selling crops and livestock, farms of the future could also sell carbon credits, waste products and renewable energy.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Biologists say the risk of wolverine depredation on livestock and large ungulates is expected to be low.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
The canine species is responsible for numerous pet and livestock deaths each year, and are known to attack humans.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 May 2024
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Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Rather than just selling crops and livestock, farms of the future could also sell carbon credits, waste products and renewable energy.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Biologists say the risk of wolverine depredation on livestock and large ungulates is expected to be low.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
The canine species is responsible for numerous pet and livestock deaths each year, and are known to attack humans.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 May 2024
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livestock. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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livestock
noun
live·stock
ˈlīv-ˌstäk
: animals kept or raised
especially
: farm animals kept for use and profit
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