livestock

Plural: livestocks

Noun

• any animals kept for use or profit
• Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.

Examples

• In the West there are local areas with too many livestock.
• Livestock is bought and sold at an auction market.
• Much livestock was slaughtered due to high feed prices.
• The livestock were poisoned by what they grazed on.
• Women herded small livestocks such as goats and sheep.

Synonyms

farm animal, stock

Antonyms

deadstock

Related Words

breeding, cattle