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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Wash your hands after touching raw meat or interacting with poultry, livestock or animals outside your home.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
The crash was reported at 10:16 a.m. near exit 232 in Clear Creek County and involved two tractor-trailers, a Ford F350 hauling livestock and eight other vehicles, CSP officials said in a news release.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
If coming into contact with livestock or poultry, owners should change their clothes and wash their hands thoroughly before interacting again with their cats.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Bird flu continues to spread through livestock and wild birds across the U.S.—so could keeping bird feeders in your yard be a risky move for your health?
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Health, 16 Feb. 2025
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
The crash was reported at 10:16 a.m. near exit 232 in Clear Creek County and involved two tractor-trailers, a Ford F350 hauling livestock and eight other vehicles, CSP officials said in a news release.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
If coming into contact with livestock or poultry, owners should change their clothes and wash their hands thoroughly before interacting again with their cats.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Bird flu continues to spread through livestock and wild birds across the U.S.—so could keeping bird feeders in your yard be a risky move for your health?
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Health, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livestock. Accessed 25 Feb. 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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