animal husbandry

noun
the science of breeding, feeding, and tending domestic animals, especially farm animals.
Origin:
1915–20

Related forms
animal husbandman, noun
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animal husbandry
 
—n
the science of breeding, rearing, and caring for farm animals

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Animal husbandry is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Science Dictionary
animal husbandry  
The branch of agriculture concerned with the care and breeding of domestic animals such as cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses.
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Example sentences
The distinction between this procedure and conventional animal husbandry would
  be the use of a genetic copy as breeding stock.
Changes in animal husbandry practices and improved hygiene have also proved to
  be viable alternatives to antibiotic use.
Mechanization has reduced conventional animal farming to production and
  eliminated true animal husbandry.
Agriculture consists largely of subsistence farming and animal husbandry.
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