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livestock
家畜
Livestock generally refers to animals that are domesticated and can be artificially controlled by humans, and are generally used for functions such as consumption, labor, fur, pet, and experimentation. Another narrower livestock refers to mammals that are relative to poultry birds, and are excluded from chickens, ducks, and so on. In addition, fish, insects, etc. other than mammals and birds are not normally considered to be livestock. Generally more common livestock breeding methods of feeding, feeding, raising, grazing and so on. The earliest livestock breeds originated more than 10,000 years ago, representing one of the important developments in human civilization, and livestock, in particular, made a significant contribution to providing a more stable source of food. Chinese people called the "six animals" refers to the horse, cattle, sheep, chickens, dogs, pigs, that is, the ancient Chinese six most common livestock. ... 家畜一般是指由人类飼養馴化，且可以人為控制其繁殖的動物，一般用於食用、勞役、毛皮、寵物、實驗等功能。另一種較狹義的家畜，是指相對於鳥類動物的家禽而言的哺乳類動物，亦即將雞、鴨等等被排除在外。除此此外，哺乳類和鳥類之外的魚類、昆蟲等也通常不被視為家畜。 一般較常見家畜飼養方式的舍飼，圈飼、繫養、放牧等。 人類最早飼養家畜最早起源於一萬多年前，代表了人類走向文明的重要發展之一，家畜尤其對於提供了較穩定的食物來源作出重大貢獻。 中國人古代所稱的「六畜」是指馬、牛、羊、雞、狗、豬，亦即中國古代最常見的六種家畜。...
Livestock Animals, such as pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, camels, rabbits, cats, dogs, etc., domesticated for economic or other purposes. 家畜 人类为了经济或其他目的而驯养的兽类，如猪、牛、羊、马、骆驼、家兔、猫、狗等。
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «家畜» OVER TIME
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2 CHINESE BOOKS RELATING TO «家畜»
Discover the use of 家畜 in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to 家畜 and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Chinese literature.
