Migrate animal description field via hook_update_n().

farm_livestock.install

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+<?php
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Farm livestock install file.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Migrate Animal Description field to plain Description field (from farm_fields).
+ */
+function farm_livestock_update_7000(&$sandbox) {
+
+  // Revert this module's field_instance Features component.
+  features_revert(array('farm_livestock' => array('field_instance')));
+
+  // If the new description field database tables exist...
+  if (db_table_exists('field_data_field_farm_description') && db_table_exists('field_revision_field_farm_description')) {
+
+    // Copy all descriptions from the old database tables to the new ones.
+    db_query('INSERT INTO {field_data_field_farm_description} SELECT * FROM {field_data_field_farm_animal_description}');
+    db_query('INSERT INTO {field_revision_field_farm_description} SELECT * FROM {field_revision_field_farm_animal_description}');
+
+    // Delete the old field.
+    $field = field_info_instance('farm_asset', 'field_farm_animal_description', 'animal');
+    field_delete_instance($field);
+  }
+}