animal husbandry
nounDefinition of animal husbandry
: a branch of agriculture concerned with the production and care of domestic animals
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Perry, who once studied animal husbandry and has in the past actually recommended abolishing the energy department, might not be the most qualified for the job. — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, "David Koch’s spirit is alive and well in the White House cabinet," 23 Aug. 2019 To watch the youngsters aged 7- to 18-years-old hold the leads, use their hips to persuade a heifer to move or stop, hold its dewlap for control, keep its front feet in line, or its back legs apart, is a study in animal husbandry. — Denise Coffey, courant.com, "Connecticut’s Fair Season Starts," 7 Aug. 2019 Other panelists include Sibella Kraus, founder of SAGE (Sustainable Agriculture Education); Blair Thompson, animal husbandry manager for Hidden Villa; and Peter Ruddock, the board president of Slow Food California. — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, "San Jose Jazz concert series asks “Do You Know San Jose?”," 3 Aug. 2019 Greg Whittaker, now Moody Gardens’ animal husbandry manager, got his start in the professional animal care field at Sea-Arama in 1988 while still a student at Texas A&M on the island. — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, "Sea-Arama in Galveston was an island attraction for decades," 11 July 2018 The program will teach everything from animal husbandry to meat processing. — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Meat & greet: It’s time to restore the butcher shop tradition," 5 June 2018 Part of the farm's animal husbandry involves collecting the hair that's shed from musk ox undercoats each spring. — Bailey Berg, Anchorage Daily News, "A primer on Alaska animals and where to see them (safely)," 2 May 2018 The switch from hunting and gathering and nomadism to settled agriculture and animal husbandry seems to have brought about a profound change in people’s treatment of animals. — Longreads, "The Way We Treat Our Pets Is More Paleolithic Than Medieval," 22 Mar. 2018 She seemed taken with the two Americans who were completely ignorant of the difference between Texel and any other kind of sheep, and enjoyed explaining aspects of animal husbandry to us. — Ellen Perlman, BostonGlobe.com, "Cheers to Dingle Peninsula, which doesn’t disappoint," 7 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'animal husbandry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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