# livestock #

## Facts: ##

The term "livestock" refers to animals which are raised to provide food and other useful products. Some types of livestock are also trained as work animals.

* Kinds of livestock include sheep, cattle, goats, horses, and donkeys.
* In Biblical times, wealth was partly measured by how much livestock a person had.
* Livestock are used to produce items such as wool, milk, cheese, housing materials, and clothing.
* This term could also be translated as "farm animals."

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [cow](../other/cow.md), [donkey](../other/donkey.md), [goat](../other/goat.md), [horse](../other/horse.md), [ox](../other/ox.md), [sheep](../other/sheep.md)) 

## Bible References: ##

* [2 Kings 03:15-17](en/tn/2ki/help/03/15)
* [Genesis 30:29-30](en/tn/gen/help/30/29)
* [Joshua 01:14-15](en/tn/jos/help/01/14)
* [Nehemiah 09:36-37](en/tn/neh/help/09/36)
* [Numbers 03:40-41](en/tn/num/help/03/40)