animal husbandry

noun

1. the science of breeding, feeding, and tending domestic animals, especially farm animals.

animal husbandry

noun

1. the science of breeding, rearing, and caring for farm animals

animal husbandry

1. The branch of agriculture concerned with the care and breeding of domestic animals such as cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses.

Other Words From

• animal husbandman noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of animal husbandry¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

As well as tech, there's also good old-fashioned animal husbandry skills.

From BBC

The animal husbandry sector faces a complex set of challenges as a result of various competing interests.

From Science Daily

“I believe at that point, after that many years in captivity, with good animal husbandry they should stay with it, not change course. I thought she should stay there.”

From Seattle Times

Most reported infections in people are from travelers returning to the U.S. from tropical locations, particularly those where sanitation and animal husbandry conditions are poor.

From Scientific American

It also has multiple teams working in parallel on problems of computational biology, cellular engineering, stem cell reprogramming, embryology, protein engineering and animal husbandry, among other focuses.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• farming
• ranching