Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	$ 18,192	$ 21,447
Supplies, embryos and other production materials
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	2,962	4,729
Work in process
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	4,893	4,391
Livestock
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	9,462	10,167
Feed
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	$ 875	$ 2,160

Gross amount, as of the balance sheet date, of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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