The term ‘livestock’ is nebulous and may defined narrowly or broadly.

Domesticated animals such as include pigs, cows, goats, deer, sheep, donkeys or mules, horses, yaks and chickens are certainly livestock. In addition, camels, llamas, emus, ostriches may be intentionally reared and be ‘livestock’. This definition includes mammals and birds.

On a broader view, ‘livestock’ could incorporate the intentional rearing of butterflies [1] and honey bees. [2] [3][4] [5][6] [7]. Taking ‘livestock’ to mean ‘domesticated animal’ could include aquaculture, including fish, mollusks, shrimp or other water-borne invertebrates.

By contrast, on a very narrow view, ‘livestock’ refers to red meat animals: cattle and lamb.

This article considers ‘livestock’ based on the middle view. The following table summarises types of livestock.

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