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

Word History and Origins

Origin of livestock¹

First recorded in 1650–60; live ² + stock

Example Sentences

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

From TechCrunch

Farmers wonder whether red wolves are dangerous to livestock.

From Washington Post

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.

From MIT Technology Review

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

From Nautilus

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.

From Popular-Science

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

Intensive livestock farming basically means housing animals in artificial cities.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• herd
• oxen