as in mixed farming
a kind of farming in which people raise animals for meat, milk, eggs, etc.
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Recent Examples of animal husbandry
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animal husbandry
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Reports commissioned by Molly Scott Cato, the Green Party MEP for Southwest England, and others revolve around mixed farming, increasing biodiversity, and addressing big issues such as loss of topsoil and supporting farming communities.—
Craig Ballinger,
Slate Magazine,
20 Mar. 2017
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The challenges posed by invasive species mirror the challenges in other time-sensitive fields, like public health, climate adaptation and sustainable agriculture.—
Pam Marrone,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Auditors found that 12 of the 13 agriculture and forestry grant programs operated by the agency did not have data required for accountability.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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The exhibit allows attendees to see how farmers, chefs and producers are reconnecting food, farming and culture.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In this view, the frontier progressed from hunting, to ranching and mining, to farming and industrialization.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the tradition of Limbaugh—and of all red-meat talk-show hosts since the demise of the monoculture—Vance seemed less interested in pastoring the nation than in preaching to the choir.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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Restrictive seed laws, land grabs, and the unchecked expansion of monoculture farming are pushing our systems and the women who maintain them to the margins.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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As forests receded—along with the elk—people in the Altai region began adopting semi-nomadic pastoralism and horseback riding.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
24 July 2025
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Although zoonotic cases probably existed before 6,500 years ago, the risk and extent of zoonotic transmission probably increased with the widespread adoption of husbandry practices and pastoralism.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 July 2025
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“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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