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livestock Highland cattle sheep Three Duroc pigs with reddish-brown coats stand close together on grassy ground at a farm in the Scottish Highlands. goat Irish Cob horse Two brown mules with light manes stand near a wire fence in a snowy pasture in Idaho. Holstein cows eat silage from a feeding trough outside a large red and white barn with ventilation fans on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Cattle and horses graze on a grassy pasture in north central Mongolia, with rocky hills and a line of vehicles or yurts in the background. A shepherd on horseback holding a long staff watches over a large flock of sheep grazing on open grassland near Kharkhorin, central Mongolia.
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Article title updated for style. Nov 04, 2026
Modified link of Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Industrial livestock production: A review on advantages and disadvantages. Oct 02, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Ecosystem management using livestock: embracing diversity and respecting ecological principles. Aug 05, 2025
Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Industrial livestock production: A review on advantages and disadvantages. Feb 08, 2025
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Livestock in India. Aug 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Livestock and the environment. Apr 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Purdue University Extension - Methods of Livestock Identification. Jan 18, 2024
Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Philosophical Transactions B - Livestock production: recent trends, future prospects. Jul 07, 2023
Noted that livestock make up a substantial portion of Earth's vertebrate biomass. Sep 17, 2020
Added images of each of the major types of livestock animals. May 20, 2019
Mentioned the scientific names of horses and donkeys, and added cross-references throughout. May 20, 2019
Add new Web site: India.Gov.in - Livestock. Aug 13, 2010
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Livestock in India. Aug 13, 2010
Media added. Nov 24, 2008
Article revised and updated. Jun 04, 2008
Article revised and updated. Nov 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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