Definition of "livestock" []

• Domestic animals, such as cattle or horses, raised for home use or for profit, especially on a farm. (noun)

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• "A couple inaccuracies: the interviewer uses "livestock" interchangeably with "farm animals" in the second sentence, which makes her opening claim impossible to understand (the word livestock does not encompass poultry; and poultry account for more than 90 percent of farmed animals raised in the USA.)"
• "Q: The term for the care and killing of livestock is animal husbandry,,"
• "Raising livestock is tougher than ever on the fringes of one of the nation's fastest-growing edge cities, not to mention the impact of the animal rights movement and online sales."