livestock

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At Hothfield Heathlands, the highland cows had been used as working livestock animals to graze on the grass and help to manage the reserve.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Running out of options, a large number of livestock farmers have proceeded to vaccinate their flocks -- even though Greek authorities have not approved the procedure.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Their stand-in renditions spared livestock and human attendants from sacrifice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"The findings highlight how assumptions about livestock intelligence may reflect gaps in observation rather than genuine cognitive limits," says Alice Auersperg, a cognitive biologist at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Moreover, food production even in its areas of origin became enriched by the addition of crops, livestock, and techniques from other areas of origin.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond