animal husbandry
noun
: a branch of agriculture concerned with the production and care of domestic animals
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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.
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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
Rather, this sensible, sensitive, and sometimes quite beautiful portrayal of modern animal husbandry wants to reveal the secretive process of how meat lands on your plate.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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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
Rather, this sensible, sensitive, and sometimes quite beautiful portrayal of modern animal husbandry wants to reveal the secretive process of how meat lands on your plate.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for animal husbandry
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“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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