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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
Wilkins was not involved in the new research, but has studied the origins, history, and spread of animal husbandry and dairy farming in Mongolia and elsewhere in Asia.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2024
As people took to agriculture and animal husbandry, human populations expanded and the specialization of labor became a necessity.
—Daniel Falkiner, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2014
The other artifacts the research team found illustrate the ancient Celts’ proclivity for animal husbandry and farming: Blades from shears might have been used to cut sheeps’ wool, and scythes might have cut grain or grass.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
The solution isn’t a complete ban on the use of drugs in agriculture, but reducing infection through proper animal husbandry and, as is the case with humans, reserving antibiotics for the treatment of sick animals rather than deploying them widely as a preventative.
—Jeremy Coller, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2024
As people took to agriculture and animal husbandry, human populations expanded and the specialization of labor became a necessity.
—Daniel Falkiner, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2014
The other artifacts the research team found illustrate the ancient Celts’ proclivity for animal husbandry and farming: Blades from shears might have been used to cut sheeps’ wool, and scythes might have cut grain or grass.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
The solution isn’t a complete ban on the use of drugs in agriculture, but reducing infection through proper animal husbandry and, as is the case with humans, reserving antibiotics for the treatment of sick animals rather than deploying them widely as a preventative.
—Jeremy Coller, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animal husbandry
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At the same time, the legislation would invest $60 billion in new money for agriculture programs, sending aid to farmers.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The largest sectors globally are product companies - pharmaceuticals, health care, energy, agriculture, consumer products, automotive, logistics, and aerospace.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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While the Trump administration cut an Agriculture Department program supporting cover crops and no-till farming, Ms. Phillips said there was still funding for those practices through the current farm bill.—
Nick Oxford,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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This would be significant for high-consuming cannabis farming.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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New possibilities are emerging everywhere, disrupting the old monoculture and offering different ways of being online.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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If the point of MSNBC’s 9 P.M. hour is to be the tentpole for the resistance, based on some idea of a TV-centric liberal monoculture, Psaki’s show is all but destined to fail.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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One 2024 study of ancient DNA tracked the genetic changes in Europe amid major migrations and the transition to farming and pastoralism.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Rather than being constantly on the move, traditional Maasai pastoralism has been more about strategic relocation.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes,
9 Sep. 2024
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“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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