livestocklive‧stock /ˈlaɪvstɒk $ -stɑːk/ ●○○ noun [plural, uncountable] 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- A tiger had been ravaging the countryside and killing the villagers' livestock.
- But to Escondido resident Waller and others, horses are much more than mere livestock, they are members of the family.
- During the course of a year, 1.1 million tons of merchandise and 800,000 head of livestock were dealt with.
- E coli is a by-product of intensive livestock practices.
- It may include land, livestock, buildings, money and many other forms of property owned by individuals or social groups.
- Last November he appealed against the sentence, imposed on him for breaking a ban on keeping livestock.
- Last year after a catalogue of neglect was uncovered on his Buckinghamshire farm he was banned from keeping livestock for fifteen years.
- The drought has affected more than a million people in Henan and 280,000 head of livestock.
WORD SETS► Agriculture
Collocationsagrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► sheep/dairy/livestock etc farmingCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► intensive
animals such as cows and sheep that are kept on a farm → cattle· Some have occurred as a result of lime and fertiliser applications coupled with more intensive grazing of livestock.· E coli is a by-product of intensive livestock practices.· It is absolutely true that many forms of modern, intensive livestock production are extremely inefficient.· Farmers may even switch their pattern of production in order to minimize the risks - from arable to intensive livestock farming, for example.
NOUN► farm· As well as looking after the welfare of domestic pets, the society plays a vital role in the care of farm livestock.
► farmer· Small livestock farmers have gone to the wall in their thousands.· It has large and influential cereals and sugar barons in the north, but it has many small livestock farmers as well.· The incomes of my hill livestock farmers are under real pressure.· A second drawback, at least for livestock farmers, is surface damage.
► industry· The advance of the disease presents a grave threat to the livestock industry.
► production· Intensive livestock production would be discouraged, and battery farming phased out, in favour of more open-air livestock farming.· Thus there is only limited scope for crop and livestock production in Lewis and Harris.· Research in the department is directed towards animal health and livestock production problems of developing countries in the tropics and subtropics.· What has changed for the stockman is more often connected with the intensification of livestock production.· It is absolutely true that many forms of modern, intensive livestock production are extremely inefficient.· Research on livestock production problems in the tropics is concerned primarily with draught animal power.· The main farming activity was livestock production so that two-thirds of the total farm income derived from livestock.· Farmers will need to receive financial compensation to operate many extensive livestock production systems.
► unit· Each extra livestock unit added means less pasture available per unit to the detriment of the whole herd.· This mower conditioner is designed for large livestock units and contractors.
VERB► keep· In Balance Ever since Stone Age man began to keep livestock and cultivate crops, farming methods have been subject to change.· The growing area should be fenced to keep livestock or large wildlife away.· If you plan to keep livestock, the security of fences and gates must go hand in hand with fertility.· Read in studio A farmer who's been banned from keeping livestock for fifteen years has denied breaking the court order.· Last year after a catalogue of neglect was uncovered on his Buckinghamshire farm he was banned from keeping livestock for fifteen years.· Time allowed 00:17 Read in studio A farmer has denied breaking a fifteen year ban on keeping livestock.· On the heavy sticky clays farmers have chosen to keep livestock.· Last November he appealed against the sentence, imposed on him for breaking a ban on keeping livestock.