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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 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.
—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
And then, yeah, moved into some really exciting use cases and things like animal husbandry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2024
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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.
—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
And then, yeah, moved into some really exciting use cases and things like animal husbandry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animal husbandry
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This pattern isn’t unique to bats, the authors suggested, and likely applies to biodiversity loss and its impacts on agriculture broadly.—
Leah Campbell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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For a state like Illinois — a global hub for manufacturing and agriculture — these federal trade wars act as a direct anchor on our economy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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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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In 2018, Wanetsha Mosinyi joined De Beers as the social impact and sustainability lead at De Beers Group; he is based in Gaborone, Botswana, where he was born and grew up in a farming community.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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The roughly two-acre park would be the first to directly highlight the Dust Bowl and migrant farming camps of the Great Depression, state officials said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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That monoculture produced an extraordinary number of songs that burned bright once — and somehow never left.—
Ryan Brennan
April 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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The danger is cultural monoculture.—
Julie Finch,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Its growth was stimulated by small gold strikes in the 1880s and, most importantly, by pastoralism.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Frachetti, who specializes in pastoralism in the Bronze Age, was also not involved with the study.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
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In this case, the money is generated entirely by the licensed cannabis industry — from retail taxes of up to 25%, and license fees reaching $60,000 every two years for a dispensary, and $100,000 every two years for a full-size cultivation license.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The findings suggest silk’s impacts are concentrated earlier in the supply chain than previously assumed—particularly in mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Amazon’s exclusive hub is full of limited time deals that only Prime members can access, and deals span across all categories, including home, fashion, kitchen, and gardening.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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Your questions and comments as well as gardening conundrums and successes are always welcome.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Reindeer husbandry has been an important part of Scandinavian culture for many decades, especially for the Sami Indigenous people in the far north of the country.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Birch’s husbandry team is building a naturescape for the frogs.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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