Livestock Farming Vocabulary

noun a type of meat that comes from cows or cattle

• The chef prepared a delicious beef Wellington for the dinner party.
• I'm craving a juicy beef burger right now.
• Let's grab some beef tacos for lunch.
• There seems to be some beef between those two coworkers.

noun A person who owns or works on a dairy farm, where cows are raised for milk production.

• The dairy farmer carefully monitored the health and production of his cows.
• My neighbor is a dairy farmer and he always has the freshest milk.
• That dairy farmer knows how to make some killer cheese!
• The dairy farmer was the backbone of the community, providing essential dairy products for everyone.

noun land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for feeding livestock; a field or area used for grazing

verb to put livestock out to feed on grass or other plants in a pasture

• The cows were grazing peacefully in the lush pasture.
• The cows were chomping away happily in the field.
• The cows were munching on some grass in the meadow.
• The students were let loose in the academic pasture of knowledge.

noun a young hen, typically one that is less than one year old and has not yet started laying eggs

• The pullet is a young female chicken that is less than one year old.
• My neighbor just got some pullets for her backyard coop.
• I heard those pullets are going to be laying eggs soon.
• The new employee is like a pullet in a big company, still learning the ropes.

noun A person who owns or manages a ranch, typically for raising livestock

• The rancher managed a large cattle ranch in the countryside.
• The rancher's got a bunch of cows out on his land.
• That rancher dude is living the cowboy life for real.
• She's a rancher when it comes to managing her household, always keeping things in order.

noun A person who tends or herds swine, typically a pig farmer or pig keeper.

• The swineherd tended to the pigs on the farm.
• The swineherd takes care of the pigs around here.
• The swineherd is always hanging out with the pigs.
• She felt like a swineherd trying to manage all the chaos in her life.

noun a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market

• The feedlot is where cattle are raised and fattened up for market.
• I visited my uncle's feedlot and saw all the cows getting ready for sale.
• My friend works at a feedlot and says it's a lot of hard work.
• The city felt like a feedlot, crowded and noisy with people everywhere.