slaughterable
Ready for the abattoir
Slaughterable describes livestock or other animals fit or ready to be killed for meat.
The term appears in agricultural and food industry contexts: slaughterable hogs, slaughterable weight.
It can extend darkly to humans in contexts of war or genocide, suggesting people treated as disposable.
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- hogsPigs, or monopolizes
- pigsDomesticated farm swine
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- poultryBirds raised for food
goats · lambs · chickens · turkeys · ducks · swine · calves · steers
Federal agriculture bureau
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
permitted · licensed · age-appropriate · disease-free · tagged · traceable · documented · humane
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
poultry · goats · lambs · chickens · turkeys · ducks · swine · calves · steers · heifers
USDA
Federal agriculture bureau
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
compliant · permitted · licensed · age-appropriate · disease-free · tagged · traceable · documented · humane · standards
mature
Fully grown or developed
slaughterableprotected
Kept from harm
exempt · spared · preserved · quarantined · untouchable
slaughterablebreeding stock
Animals used for reproduction
stud · breeder · broodmare · layer · working animal
slaughter, slaughtered, manslaughter, slaughtering, slaughterhouse, slaughterer, slaughters, slaughterman, slaughtermen