livestock
n. uncountablen. farm animals that are kept for use or profit, such as cows, sheep, and pigs. You use this word to talk about the animals as a group rather than naming each one.
n. domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber, and labor. The term functions as a collective noun and typically refers to mammals.
The farmer feeds his livestock every morning at dawn.
Heavy snow blocked the mountain passes, making it difficult for ranchers to provide enough hay for their livestock.
The transition from nomadic herding to settled agriculture allowed for more systematic breeding of livestock, eventually leading to the distinct animal varieties we recognize today.
From live + stock.
Uncountable collective noun; it does not have a plural form ('livestocks') and is treated as a singular or plural mass depending on regional dialect.
The farmer has many livestocks.The farmer has a lot of livestock.Livestock is uncountable and cannot be pluralized with an 's'.