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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.
—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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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 industrial agriculture lobby is.—
Jesse Plunkett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Florida also was still shifting from being a tourism and agriculture state to a more high-tech state, Cox said, which also prolonged the process.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 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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After the war, the two of them set about establishing a utopian farming colony, based on equality and reclaiming the land for common use.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 May 2026
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First, Prince William visited with a group of young farmers and their families in Swaledale to learn how farming has evolved through the decades of multi-generational stewardship and what unique problems farmers are facing today.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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When drought, pests, or forest fires strike, entire monoculture plantations can fail at once.—
John Parker,
The Conversation,
20 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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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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The region is home to armed groups who vie for control of coca leaf cultivation areas and for sea and river access routes to run drug trafficking operations to Central America and Europe.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The order noted that regulation of medical marijuana has come a long way, with comprehensive licensing polices from cultivation to sales in most states.—
Gene Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Think pottery classes, watercolor lessons, baking, gardening, book clubs, Pilates, surf lessons and dance classes like hip hop.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Your questions, comments, and horticultural insights, as well as gardening conundrums and successes, are always welcome in my inbox.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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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.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 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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“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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