noun
living stock
A direct loanword from English, used in Japanese to refer to livestock or farm animals kept alive, as opposed to processed animal products. Relatively rare; the more common term is 家畜 (かちく).
この農場ではリビングストックとして牛や豚を飼育している。
This farm raises cattle and pigs as living stock.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity.
The standard Japanese word for 'livestock' or 'domestic animals'. リビングストック is a less common English loanword used in specific contexts, often emphasizing the animals as living assets.
Borrowed from English 'living stock', a term for livestock or farm animals.