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
According to the city’s website, the livestock will eat away nearly 2 to 4 acres of vegetative space per day.
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 20 Apr. 2024
Some herd their livestock into pens to avoid prowling leopards, a common sight in Devbhoomi, the mountainous region in Northern India known as the Land of the Gods.
—Arbab Ali & Nadeem Sarwar, Saveur, 18 Apr. 2024
Without it, farmers wouldn’t have the means to keep their livestock alive and water their plants.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
Conventional livestock mostly eat grains and grass and meat products are routinely tested and inspected.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
There is only one other site in the city with a roof of that craftsmanship, the livestock show barn at the Arizona State Fairgrounds.
—Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Crispr has been shown to be capable of making livestock resistant to other infections such as the cancer-causing viral disease avian leukosis and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, which is responsible for widespread economic losses in pig farms.
—David Cox, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
And at a crowded and dusty livestock market far away from all that, a man named Songoyo had decided not to hang himself, not today, and was instead pinching the skin of a sheep.
—Stephanie McCrummen, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
In the past few years, a handful of wolves have wandered down from Wyoming and killed livestock.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 20 Apr. 2024
Some herd their livestock into pens to avoid prowling leopards, a common sight in Devbhoomi, the mountainous region in Northern India known as the Land of the Gods.
—Arbab Ali & Nadeem Sarwar, Saveur, 18 Apr. 2024
Without it, farmers wouldn’t have the means to keep their livestock alive and water their plants.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
Conventional livestock mostly eat grains and grass and meat products are routinely tested and inspected.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
There is only one other site in the city with a roof of that craftsmanship, the livestock show barn at the Arizona State Fairgrounds.
—Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Crispr has been shown to be capable of making livestock resistant to other infections such as the cancer-causing viral disease avian leukosis and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, which is responsible for widespread economic losses in pig farms.
—David Cox, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
And at a crowded and dusty livestock market far away from all that, a man named Songoyo had decided not to hang himself, not today, and was instead pinching the skin of a sheep.
—Stephanie McCrummen, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
In the past few years, a handful of wolves have wandered down from Wyoming and killed livestock.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livestock. Accessed 25 Apr. 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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