animal husbandry

noun

1. the science of breeding, feeding, and tending domestic animals, especially farm animals.

animal husbandry

noun

1. the science of breeding, rearing, and caring for farm animals

animal husbandry

1. The branch of agriculture concerned with the care and breeding of domestic animals such as cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses.

Other Word Forms

• animal husbandman noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of animal husbandry¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Related Words

• farming 
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