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farm animals (such as cows, horses, and pigs) that are kept, raised, and used by people
a market where livestock are bought and sold
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Recent Examples of livestock
But the second biggest emitter is via the burping and defecation of livestock.
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Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
This ordinance embraces the presence of livestock and bees through animal husbandry.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
The increase in wolf population has also led to an uptick in the deaths of livestock in the area.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Crops have failed, livestock and animals have died and tens of millions of people are desperately in need of food and water.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
This ordinance embraces the presence of livestock and bees through animal husbandry.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
The increase in wolf population has also led to an uptick in the deaths of livestock in the area.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Crops have failed, livestock and animals have died and tens of millions of people are desperately in need of food and water.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livestock. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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