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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Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
If a pet or livestock is exposed to a rabid animal, the incident should be reported to a veterinarian and the town animal control office, a spokesperson with DEEP said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
More than 30,000 livestock perished and worst of all was the human toll: 70,000 evacuations and 1,836 killed.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Part of the project is to collect samples, so the researcher is asking people to send her ticks pulled from pets, livestock or humans.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
If a pet or livestock is exposed to a rabid animal, the incident should be reported to a veterinarian and the town animal control office, a spokesperson with DEEP said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
More than 30,000 livestock perished and worst of all was the human toll: 70,000 evacuations and 1,836 killed.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Part of the project is to collect samples, so the researcher is asking people to send her ticks pulled from pets, livestock or humans.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for livestock
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livestock. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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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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