livestock, animals
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Definition
The term “livestock” refers to animals which are raised to provide food and other useful products. Some types of livestock are also trained as work animals.
- Kinds of livestock include sheep, cattle, goats, horses, and donkeys.
- In Biblical times, wealth was partly measured by how much livestock a person had.
- Livestock are used to produce items such as wool, milk, cheese, housing materials, and clothing.
- This term could also be translated as “farm animals.”
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(See also: cow, ox, donkey, goat, horse, sheep)
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