animal husbandry
noun
: a branch of agriculture concerned with the production and care of domestic animals
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The plight of the honeybee, Hung explained, should be viewed as a matter of animal husbandry — the branch of agriculture that focuses on raising animals for production of food and other items.
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 7 July 2025
Participants gain hands-on experience in diverse agricultural practices—from orchard management and agroforestry to animal husbandry, beekeeping, food preservation, and agri-business—while also learning cultural techniques rooted in Hawaiian traditions.
—Tom Chiodo, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Answering Questions About Tumulus Culture The introduction of millet as a dietary staple and the decrease in the presence of animal proteins directly challenge the common belief that the Tumulus culture was consistently pastoral and engaged in animal husbandry all throughout their existence.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2025
Charting the group’s adventures in leftist activism, polyamory and animal husbandry, Bechdel pulls off a delicate balancing act.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 7 July 2025
Participants gain hands-on experience in diverse agricultural practices—from orchard management and agroforestry to animal husbandry, beekeeping, food preservation, and agri-business—while also learning cultural techniques rooted in Hawaiian traditions.
—Tom Chiodo, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Answering Questions About Tumulus Culture The introduction of millet as a dietary staple and the decrease in the presence of animal proteins directly challenge the common belief that the Tumulus culture was consistently pastoral and engaged in animal husbandry all throughout their existence.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2025
Charting the group’s adventures in leftist activism, polyamory and animal husbandry, Bechdel pulls off a delicate balancing act.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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