Livestock are the animals a farmer keeps and uses — cows and cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, and sometimes horses. People keep them for meat, milk, wool, or to sell.

Livestock are the animals a farmer keeps and usesLivestock是農夫飼養、使用的動物——cows and cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, and sometimes horses像牛、羊、豬、山羊，有時候還有馬。People keep them for meat, milk, wool, or to sell大家養牠們是為了肉、奶、羊毛、或拿去賣。

Wild animals are not livestock. Pets are not livestock either: a farm dog is still a dog. Plants are crops, not livestock.

Wild animals are not livestock野生動物不是livestock。Pets are not livestock either寵物也不是livestock：a farm dog is still a dog農場的狗還是一隻狗。Plants are crops, not livestock植物是crops（作物），不是livestock。

Though actually the tidy farm word is a little narrower than the picture in your head. Many farmers and official papers keep chickens, ducks, and other birds in a separate group called poultry, and they do not always call those birds livestock. Everyday English is looser and often lumps the hens in.

Though actually不過其實，the tidy farm word is a little narrower than the picture in your head這個整齊的農業用字比你腦中想的畫面窄一點。Many farmers and official papers keep chickens, ducks, and other birds in a separate group called poultry很多農夫和官方文件會把雞、鴨、和其他禽類另外分成一組叫poultry（家禽），and they do not always call those birds livestock而且不一定會把這些鳥類叫做livestock。Everyday English is looser日常英文比較鬆散，and often lumps the hens in常常把雞也算進去。

The word is uncountable: you say livestock or some livestock, not a livestock and not livestocks. It is a farm and news word, a little cooler than “farm animals.” You meet it in stories about disease, trade, and the countryside.

The word is uncountable這個字是不可數名詞：you say livestock or some livestock你會說livestock或some livestock，not a livestock and not livestocks不會說a livestock，也不會說livestocks。It is a farm and news word這是農業和新聞用字，a little cooler than “farm animals.”比“farm animals”稍微冷靜、客觀一點。You meet it in stories about disease, trade, and the countryside你會在講疾病、貿易、和鄉村的報導裡看到它。