livestock breeding

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• Livestock transportation — is the movement of live animals, by ship, rail, road or air. Livestock is shipped for many reasons, including but not limited to sale, auction, breeding, livestock shows, rodeos, fairs, slaughter, and grazing.Early recordsThe first known records… …   Wikipedia

• livestock farming — Introduction       raising of animals for use or for pleasure. In this article, the discussion of livestock includes both beef and dairy cattle, pigs (pig), sheep, goats (goat), horses (horse), mules (mule), asses, buffalo, and camels (camel …   Universalium

• breeding — n. 1) cattle, livestock; horse; poultry breeding 2) selective breeding 3) of breeding (a person of good breeding) * * * [ briːdɪŋ] horse livestock poultrybreeding cattle selective breeding of breeding (a person of goo …   Combinatory dictionary

• Livestock — For other uses, see Livestock (disambiguation). Domestic sheep and a cow (heifer) pastured together in South Africa Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber… …   Wikipedia

• Livestock show — A livestock show is an event where livestock animals are exhibited and judged on certain phenotypical breed traits as specified by their respective breed standard. Species of livestock that may be shown include pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, horses… …   Wikipedia

• Livestock dehorning — Dehorning or disbudding is the process of removing or stopping the growth of the horns of livestock. Cattle, sheep, and goats are often dehorned[citation needed] for economic and safety reasons. Horns can pose a risk to humans, to other animals,… …   Wikipedia

• breeding — noun 1 activity of producing plants/animals ADJECTIVE ▪ animal, horse, livestock, plant, etc. ▪ selective ▪ Certain characteristics can be developed through selective breeding …   Collocations dictionary

• breeding — /bree ding/, n. 1. the producing of offspring. 2. the improvement or development of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization. 3. Hort. the production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridizing. 4. training; nurture …   Universalium

• breeding — /ˈbridɪŋ / (say breeding) noun 1. the act of someone or something that breeds. 2. the rearing of livestock to improve their quality or merit. 3. Horticulture the production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridising. 4. nurture;… …  

• livestock — noun Livestock is used before these nouns: ↑breeding, ↑farm, ↑farmer, ↑farming, ↑manure, ↑producer, ↑production, ↑waste …   Collocations dictionary

• livestock — Domestic animals, particularly cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses. Livestock includes fur bearing animals domesticated, and raised in captivity. The breeding, raising, and pelting of foxes is agricultural labor as that term is used in the Federal… …   Ballentine's law dictionary