Definition of livestock
:animals kept or raised for use or pleasure;
especially
:farm animals kept for use and profit
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Examples of livestock in a Sentence
a market where livestock are bought and sold
a market where livestock is bought and sold
Recent Examples of livestock from the Web
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In 1878, a Nature paper noted a peculiar hyperextended neck posture—similar to the postures of the Maevarano creatures—in dead livestock near a lake; testing confirmed that the animals had ingested toxic cyanobacteria.
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In Kenya, livestock often graze on garbage, and bags are found in the stomachs of cows when they are slaughtered, according to the United Nations Environment Program.
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Purportedly named for the herds of livestock once kept there, Stock Island is technically part of Key West—though perhaps only in name.
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The U.S. government isn’t ignoring breed preservation—in 1999, the USDA’s Center for Agricultural Resources Research in Fort Collins, Colorado, partnered with the Livestock Conservancy to study livestock security and adaptability to climate change.
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The green chop, which comes from about 5 percent of the acreage, is turned into roughage for livestock, according to Rose.
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In yet another sudden decision, Mr Modi’s government in May decreed what amounted to a ban on livestock markets.
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The couples' daughter, Marceline Udry-Dumoulin, who is now 79, told Le Matin, a newspaper in Lausanne, Switzerland, that her parents had left to feed their livestock but never returned.
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THE young woman with the microphone cajoles, hectors and wheedles customers with the breathless enthusiasm of a livestock auctioneer at a county fair.
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First Known Use of livestock
circa 1687
LIVESTOCK Defined for English Language Learners
livestock
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Definition of livestock for English Language Learners
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: farm animals (such as cows, horses, and pigs) that are kept, raised, and used by people
LIVESTOCK Defined for Kids
livestock
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live·stock
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Definition of livestock for Students
:animals (as cows, horses, and pigs) kept or raised especially on a farm and for profit
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