animal husbandry

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Recent Examples of animal husbandry 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 This ordinance embraces the presence of livestock and bees through animal husbandry. Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024 Much research on animal husbandry and coral preservation stems from hobbyists sharing their experiences. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for animal husbandry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animal husbandry
Noun
  • Some of those critics hold public office, however, and are doubly suspicious of a company with Chinese owners in a sector as critical as agriculture.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 July 2025
  • Cal Expo’s only responsibilities with the state are to host the annual State Fair by showcasing wine, food, agriculture and culture from all 58 of the state’s counties.
    MARIANA GARCIA, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Tri-State Public Media in southwest Indiana puts a special emphasis on agricultural coverage and has a show dedicated to food and farming given the importance of that industry in its region.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 18 July 2025
  • Commonly used by chefs, woodworkers and those who deal with various tools, sharpening stones can come in handy when sharpening items such as knives, razors, lawnmower blades, farming and gardening tools, scissors, swords, axes, chisels and more.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • In The New Yorker, Vinson Cunningham praised Late Night as a last remnant of the monoculture.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
  • Whereas audiences once consumed a relative monoculture fed by TV, radio and the press, the internet has fragmented us into a million musical silos.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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