stocker

A noun referring to a domestic animal, especially a young steer or heifer, kept as stock until it is fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un animal d'élevage, en particulier un jeune bovin (veau, génisse, bouvillon) ou parfois un porc, gardé comme réserve en attendant d'être engraissé ou d'atteindre la maturité pour la reproduction.

1. Young livestock for fattening C1 formal

   A domestic animal, especially a young steer or heifer, kept as stock until it is fattened or matured, often for a breeding establishment.

   • The farmer purchased several stockers to raise for beef production.
   • Stocker calves are often grazed on pasture before being moved to feedlots.
   • He manages a herd of stockers for a local breeding program.

   🇫🇷Jeune bovin d'élevage à engraisser

   Synonymes: feederstore

• stockers plural form
• stockers' possessive plural form
• stocker's possessive singular form