as in animal
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
One of the primary threats to trees in these countries is crop farming and livestock farming.
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Simi Thambi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The rain and floods unleashed by Helene hobbled livestock operations in every affected state, with the situation in western North Carolina so dire that local agricultural officials are crowdfunding feed and other supplies to help ranchers who lost their hay to rising water.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
The move would have reduced wolf-poaching penalties and eased permit access for livestock owners to kill wolves threatening herds.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Jennifer, a 23-year-old Honduran woman who asked to be identified only by her first name, said that her daughters, ages 4 and 5, were traumatized after being held at gunpoint for four hours in a livestock pen.
—Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024
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Simi Thambi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The rain and floods unleashed by Helene hobbled livestock operations in every affected state, with the situation in western North Carolina so dire that local agricultural officials are crowdfunding feed and other supplies to help ranchers who lost their hay to rising water.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
The move would have reduced wolf-poaching penalties and eased permit access for livestock owners to kill wolves threatening herds.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Jennifer, a 23-year-old Honduran woman who asked to be identified only by her first name, said that her daughters, ages 4 and 5, were traumatized after being held at gunpoint for four hours in a livestock pen.
—Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livestock. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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