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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
Answering Questions About Tumulus Culture The introduction of millet as a dietary staple and the decrease in the presence of animal proteins directly challenge the common belief that the Tumulus culture was consistently pastoral and engaged in animal husbandry all throughout their existence.
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2025
Charting the group’s adventures in leftist activism, polyamory and animal husbandry, Bechdel pulls off a delicate balancing act.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Rather, this sensible, sensitive, and sometimes quite beautiful portrayal of modern animal husbandry wants to reveal the secretive process of how meat lands on your plate.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
While there has been loads of research on animal husbandry, there has not been all that much investigation into animals’ conscious experiences outside their role as food products for humans.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2025
Charting the group’s adventures in leftist activism, polyamory and animal husbandry, Bechdel pulls off a delicate balancing act.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Rather, this sensible, sensitive, and sometimes quite beautiful portrayal of modern animal husbandry wants to reveal the secretive process of how meat lands on your plate.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
While there has been loads of research on animal husbandry, there has not been all that much investigation into animals’ conscious experiences outside their role as food products for humans.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animal husbandry
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And its applications go far beyond the grocery store: Amcor’s products are used in garden and outdoor products, agriculture, pet care, healthcare, even building and construction.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Widespread pesticide use, mainly for agriculture, is perhaps the most worrisome threat of all.—
Bruce Beehler,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Aug. 2025
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Still, dairy farming's economics often show no mercy.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Even with innovative fish feed developments like insect larvae, salmon fish farming would deplete already diminished local fish foods.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Aug. 2025
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These farmers do not establish continuous plantations, since monoculture would put the ecosystem at risk.—
Gabriela Molina Riascos,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2025
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But even as this piece of broadcast monoculture persists, fan engagement is moving far beyond the stadium and television screen.—
Robert Kramer,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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As forests receded—along with the elk—people in the Altai region began adopting semi-nomadic pastoralism and horseback riding.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
24 July 2025
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Although zoonotic cases probably existed before 6,500 years ago, the risk and extent of zoonotic transmission probably increased with the widespread adoption of husbandry practices and pastoralism.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 July 2025
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“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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