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Livestock

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

/ˈlaɪvstɑːk/nounCore term

In agriculture, livestock means: Animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry that are kept on a farm for meat, milk, eggs, wool or work.

In Turkish: çiftlik hayvanları, hayvancılık, canlı hayvan

How it is used

A collective noun used with a plural verb ('livestock are') or, especially in American English, a singular verb. Common phrases are livestock farming, livestock production, livestock feed and livestock markets. In Turkish, the sector is simply 'hayvancılık'.

Example sentences

  1. Most of our income comes from livestock, not from crops.

  2. The drought forced many farmers to sell their livestock early.

Common collocations

  • livestock farming
  • livestock production
  • livestock feed
  • livestock market
  • raise livestock
  • cattleCows, bulls, steers and calves considered as a group and kept for milk, meat or work.
  • poultryBirds kept for meat or eggs, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese; also the meat of these birds.
  • feedFood given to farm animals, such as hay, silage, grain or manufactured mixtures, chosen to meet their nutritional needs.
  • herdA group of animals of one kind, especially cattle, goats or buffalo, that live, feed and are managed together.
  • pastureLand covered with grass and other plants where farm animals graze; also the plants growing on it.

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