livestock industry
Raising animals commercially
The livestock industry encompasses the commercial raising, breeding, and processing of animals for food, fiber, and other products.
This includes cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and poultry operations, along with the businesses that support them—feed suppliers, meatpackers, auction houses, and equipment manufacturers.
The livestock industry accounts for a significant portion of agricultural revenue.
The term often appears in discussions of environmental impact, animal welfare, and food policy.
- intensive farmingMaximizing yield per acre
- factory farmIndustrial-scale livestock facility
- feed lotLivestock fattening enclosure
- barnsAgricultural storage buildings
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
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Growing plants for harvest
horticulture · vegetable farming · viticulture · forestry · floriculture
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