B2nounfoodenvironment
US/ˈlaɪv.stɑːk/
UK/ˈlaɪv.stɒk/
animals such as cows, pigs and sheep that are kept on a farm for meat, milk or wool
In context
Farmers must vaccinate their livestock against the disease every spring.
Raising livestock produces a large share of the greenhouse gases in agriculture.
Floods killed thousands of livestock and destroyed the winter crops in the region.
Words that go with livestock
verb + noun
- raise livestockMany families in the valley raise livestock for a living.
- feed livestockMost of the corn we grow is used to feed livestock.
noun + noun
- livestock farmingLivestock farming uses a great deal of land and water.
- livestock productionLivestock production has doubled in the last fifty years.
- livestock farmerLivestock farmers lost many animals in the drought.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
a livestockCorrect: livestock / some livestock