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a kind of farming in which people raise animals for meat, milk, eggs, etc.
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Recent Examples of animal husbandry
The restaurant will specialize in high-quality beef sourced from a program focusing on genetics and sustainable animal husbandry.
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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.
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Ismail Ibrahim,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
Rancho Inca Alpacas Although Rancho Inca Alpacas focuses on animal husbandry, there are bookable experiences that allow visitors to Navasota to get a dose of alpaca cuteness during their trip.
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Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
Melissa Beeson Dixon, director of operations, lives on-site and spearheads the animal husbandry, manages volunteers and coordinates the various programs.
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Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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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
Rancho Inca Alpacas Although Rancho Inca Alpacas focuses on animal husbandry, there are bookable experiences that allow visitors to Navasota to get a dose of alpaca cuteness during their trip.
—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
Melissa Beeson Dixon, director of operations, lives on-site and spearheads the animal husbandry, manages volunteers and coordinates the various programs.
—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animal husbandry
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The increase in oil prices has also affected diesel and fertilizer prices, creating a ripple effect through several sectors, including agriculture.
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Not surprisingly, those in construction, maintenance, and agriculture could not work from their homes.
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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.
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High prices and a stagnating agricultural economy could create an enthusiasm gap for Republicans heading into the midterms in farming and rural communities in places like Iowa, Short said.
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Today, the reality of farming is very much about technology and business, just as postwar experts envisioned.
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The death of the monoculture has felt like a foregone conclusion.
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The splintering of music discovery has resulted in less monoculture.
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Its growth was stimulated by small gold strikes in the 1880s and, most importantly, by pastoralism.
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Frachetti, who specializes in pastoralism in the Bronze Age, was also not involved with the study.
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There’s something quietly radical in that insistence that transformation doesn’t require a grand reset, just patient cultivation of alternatives.
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The wine-country startup wanted to revolutionize the cultivation of grapes and other fruit with $100,000 robotractors, but the technology didn’t work well enough.
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For those with the space and a long-term gardening mindset, that investment can pay off with years of future harvests.
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The podcast host also planted the White House’s first kitchen garden since Eleanor Roosevelt's World War II Victory Garden, and used the green space for community gardening initiatives.
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Some appeared healthy and stable, while others were found to be without adequate care and husbandry, said Nina Thompson, a spokesperson for the San Diego Humane Society.
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May 5 The king of the comedic rant, Jerry Seinfeld, is back with plenty of ammo about the joys of parenting, husbandry and calamitous current events — three separate topics that will demonstrate just how far civilization has gone down the tubes.
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“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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