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
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An accompanying impact campaign was designed to bolster the snow leopard population by promoting livestock protection methods that do not harm leopards and by connecting local communities with snow leopard conservation efforts.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Changes in the cost of livestock products such as beef will take longer, because there are more steps between the purchase of feed corn and the sale of the meat to consumers.
—Aya S. Chacar, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Fuel and energy are required to grow the crops and raise livestock, to package and refrigerate the products, and to transport them.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
The quarter-ton bears, apex predators who are revered by some Native American tribes but also feared for their attacks on livestock and sometimes humans, became locally extinct in California in 1924, the same year that the last California gray wolf was captured and killed.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Changes in the cost of livestock products such as beef will take longer, because there are more steps between the purchase of feed corn and the sale of the meat to consumers.
—Aya S. Chacar, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Fuel and energy are required to grow the crops and raise livestock, to package and refrigerate the products, and to transport them.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
The quarter-ton bears, apex predators who are revered by some Native American tribes but also feared for their attacks on livestock and sometimes humans, became locally extinct in California in 1924, the same year that the last California gray wolf was captured and killed.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livestock. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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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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