animal husbandry

noun

Definition of animal husbandrynext
as in agriculture
a kind of farming in which people raise animals for meat, milk, eggs, etc.

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Recent Examples of animal husbandry Grandin, 78, remains a professor at Colorado State University, a consultant on animal husbandry and an author. — Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2026 What do digital animals, these bestial avatars, make possible? — Cynthia Chris, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026 The restaurant will specialize in high-quality beef sourced from a program focusing on genetics and sustainable animal husbandry. — Sonia Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026 The magazine was full of lovable weirdos who knew inordinate amounts about cuneiform or animal husbandry and were prone to causing collisions in the hallway because their faces were buried in paper proofs. — Ismail Ibrahim, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for animal husbandry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animal husbandry
  1. agriculture
  2. mixed farming
  3. farming
  4. monoculture
  5. pastoralism
  6. cultivation
  7. gardening
  8. husbandry
Noun
  • Supporters said the amendment would help support struggling agriculture businesses, pointing to food security as a national security issue.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In a sign of the campaign's competitiveness, many of Iowa's prominent industry groups in agriculture and business declined to weigh in on the contest, endorsing in other contests but not the governor's race.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of agriculture
Noun
  • 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
Definition of mixed farming
Noun
  • The strange discovery was made earlier this month at the Historic Hayes Farm in Edenton, where restoration specialist Andrew Ownbey is restoring key parts of the 194-acre farming complex.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
  • A number of the candidates motivated by HB 5468 are from rural communities, where homeschooling and farming can go together.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of farming
Noun
  • Traditional cinema struggles to break through when the monoculture is a moonshot.
    — Luka Ladan, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Related Stories Myer, a digital media veteran, argues that the rise of superpowers in the creator economy (including sports influencers such as Jesser and IShowSpeed) is a movement back toward a monoculture environment.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of monoculture
Noun
  • Its growth was stimulated by small gold strikes in the 1880s and, most importantly, by pastoralism.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Frachetti, who specializes in pastoralism in the Bronze Age, was also not involved with the study.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of pastoralism
Noun
  • There is not enough arable land in China to both expand soybean cultivation and sustain self-reliance in staple grains.
    — JOEL WUTHNOW, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Mission Garden hosts public events and classes and grows heritage crops on an O’odham site that has been under cultivation for 4,000 years.
    — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of cultivation
Noun
  • There’s such a funny contrast between the peaceful idea of gardening and the absolute chaos of fighting your friends.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The San Gabriel Mountains chapter of the California Native Plant Society will host its annual plant sale, featuring a variety of California native plants for sale and experts on hand to answer gardening questions.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of gardening
Noun
  • But a Shedd news release summarizing the necropsy doesn’t establish whether or not transport, acclimation to a new environment, or the veterinary and husbandry care provided at the Shedd contributed to their deaths.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Those exceptions apply to hunting, fishing, trapping, and livestock husbandry.
    — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
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“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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