livestock barn

Farm animal housing

A livestock barn is a large agricultural building for housing farm animals—cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, or poultry.

The structure provides shelter from weather and predators while allowing farmers to manage feeding, breeding, and care.

Livestock barns vary widely in design based on the animals they house and regional building traditions: The dairy cows spent winters in the livestock barn.

Related

dairy cow · feed · feed trough · hayloft · trough · stall · silo · pasture · manure · mucking out · farmyard · corral · sheep · pigs · pig pen · horses · milking · fodder

Categories
Opposites
animal housing type

livestock barnhenhouse

Poultry dwelling

chicken coop · poultry house · apiary · beehive · dovecote

human vs. animal habitation

livestock barnfarmhouse

Dwelling on agricultural land

dwelling · residence · home · manor house · cottage

wild vs. domestic animal shelter

livestock barnwildlife sanctuary

Protected area for animals

nature reserve · forest · wilderness · jungle · den

Family

live, stock, living, lived, lives, lively, livelihood, livestock, stocked

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G