animal husbandry

American  

noun

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

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animal husbandry British  

noun

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

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animal husbandry Scientific  

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

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Other Word Forms

• animal husbandman
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of animal husbandry

First recorded in 1915–20

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Example Sentences

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animal husbandry

He said that in the wild, ducks gorge before migration and store fat in their livers and argues that "gavage" -- the process of force-feeding -- is a traditional means of animal husbandry.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

In 2016, she left the profession to take up animal husbandry, and three years later was named Assam's 'Best Livestock Farmer'.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The animal husbandry sector faces a complex set of challenges as a result of various competing interests.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023

“I believe at that point, after that many years in captivity, with good animal husbandry they should stay with it, not change course. I thought she should stay there.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2023

Though this sequence is the source of Fibonacci’s fame, Fibonacci’s Liber Abaci had a much more important purpose than animal husbandry.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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Related Words

• farming
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