Animals raised for meat (6)
I believe the answer is:
cattle
'animals raised for meat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for cattle that I've seen before include "Animals bred for milk or meat" , "Ruminants, often domesticated" , "Let act turn on the animals" , "Domesticated bovine animals" , "Farm livestock" .)