Synonyms of livestock

livestock

noun

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

Related Words

• animal
• stock
• creature
• critter
• vermin
• beast
• beastie
• varmint
• brute
• invertebrate
• quadruped
• carnivore
• pet
• herbivore
• vertebrate
• biped
• blastie
• insectivore
• domestic animal
• feral

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of livestock

Boldenone, one of the substances at issue, has been associated with livestock-production practices and meat-contamination claims in prior anti-doping cases involving athletes competing in Colombia. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

September and October are generally among the highest months for livestock losses to grizzlies, which are feeding heavily before hibernating for the winter. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026

But its Africa operations — which are still mostly about human health, with a gradual foray into livestock insemination — are benefitting from government funding. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The term is a grim irony because, from the vantage point of history, the body of law most relevant to the robot-category problem is that of slavery, which borrowed from laws relating to horses and other livestock. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026