livestock

Everyday

Animals kept on a farm for food, milk, wool or work, such as cows, sheep, pigs, goats and chickens. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and science: farms raise livestock; livestock need food, water and shelter. In maths problems: a farmer has livestock and you count legs or heads. Phrases: raise livestock, livestock farmer, livestock market.

Examples

• The farmer raises livestock and grows wheat. tree →
• Livestock need water every day in hot weather. tree →
• Cows, sheep and pigs are livestock. tree →
• The livestock were moved to higher ground before the flood. tree →
• We saw prize livestock at the country show. tree →
• A farm has 12 sheep and 8 cows, so it has 20 head of livestock. tree →

Note

Uncountable: no "a livestock" or "livestocks". Count with "head of livestock" or name the animals. Pets are not livestock. In head-and-leg problems, cows and sheep have 4 legs, chickens 2.

In Jewish tradition

In geography and science: farms raise livestock; livestock need food, water and shelter. In maths problems: a farmer has livestock and you count legs or heads. Phrases: raise livestock, livestock farmer, livestock market.

Examples

• Presumably, the anatomy of slaughtered livestock would have been fairly familiar to many writers and readers of the time, while blessedly few indeed would have had first-hand knowledge of human innards.] Like what did He make them? (A city) [strife]. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Uncountable: no "a livestock" or "livestocks". Count with "head of livestock" or name the animals. Pets are not livestock. In head-and-leg problems, cows and sheep have 4 legs, chickens 2.