livestock
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live·stock (līv′stäk′)
noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Converse of object
- domesticate: An understanding of the natural behavior or ethology is a requirement in the assessment of the welfare of domesticated livestock.
Adjective modifier
- ruminant: For ruminant livestock, access to pasture must be maximized.
Modifies a noun
- farming: Quality livestock farming in Scotland cannot survive without subsidy.
Noun used with modifier
- grazing: Most of the agricultural land within the Park is used for grazing livestock.
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