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View synonyms for livestock

livestock

[ lahyv-stok ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.


livestock

/ ˈlaɪvˌstɒk /

noun

  1. functioning as singular or plural cattle, horses, poultry, and similar animals kept for domestic use but not as pets, esp on a farm or ranch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of livestock1

First recorded in 1650–60; live 2 + stock
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Example Sentences

On farms, connectivity can help with managing equipment, monitoring livestock, and analyzing water usage to optimize plant growth.

Farmers wonder whether red wolves are dangerous to livestock.

Rural people in his region once controlled destructive fires by starting or allowing frequent, low-intensity fires, and using livestock to eat down brush in the interim.

The single biggest predictor of spillover events is land-use change—more land going to agriculture and more specifically to livestock production.

Investors who bought llamas and alpacas as livestock didn’t fare so well, as there wasn’t much of a US market for their milk or wool.

It used to carry livestock but sailed its final voyage with a hold full of Syrian men, women, and children.

Biologist Mattson is alarmed by the abrupt 2008 rise in grizzly mortality from conflicts both with livestock and hunters.

Renowned livestock specialist and autism advocate Temple Grandin brought her unique intellect and wit to Reddit.

Diversification was as beneficial in financial investments as it was in growing crops and raising livestock.

Intensive livestock farming basically means housing animals in artificial cities.

Even fences, so important to livestock raising, had been entirely demolished in most instances.

As a matter of fact, Virginia is a leader in the South in the relative importance of livestock and livestock products.

Although agriculture is no longer the leading occupation, Virginia has a variety of important crops and livestock.

The rest of the livestock was turned from the corrals and the cabin and stables set afire.

A dozen years ago, in one season, he had sold eighty thousand dollars worth of livestock from these two ranches.

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