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animal husbandry

–noun
the science of breeding, feeding, and tending domestic animals, esp. farm animals.

Origin:
1915–20


animal husbandman, noun
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animal husbandry  
n.  The branch of agriculture concerned with the care and breeding of domestic animals such as cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses.
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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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