animal husbandry
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈænɪməl ˈhʌzbəndri/
- Specialized
:
ganadería
- At the agricultural fair, there were exhibitions highlighting various aspects of animal husbandry, including breeding techniques and animal care.
- agriculture and animal husbandry
- intensive animal husbandry
- animal husbandry and cultivation
So I'm not an animal husbandry specialist, but I assure you it is very difficult to do that.
- So I'm not an animal husbandry specialist, but I assure you it is very difficult to do that.
Examples
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In Alwar, the main livelihood is a combination of rain-fed cultivation and animal husbandry.
Academic text (2007) -
I have a fair knowledge of animal husbandry.
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It's got the best animal-husbandry course in the country, she says.
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Lasting two to three weeks, it emphasizes animal husbandry and education.
Academic text (1993) -
Expansion of agriculture, animal husbandry, or mining activities has distinct environmental consequences, which differ from region to region.
Academic text (2006) -
The routine use of antibiotics should not be permitted, even if it means that animal husbandry practices have to adapt.
Academic text (2000) -
Circassians engaged in animal husbandry, crop cultivation, and trade of goods like furs, leather, wax, honey, copper, wood, and jewelry.
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Among those whose occupation was agriculture, 53.85% were pastoralists, 7.69% agro-pastoralists, and 38.46% practiced crop farming and animal husbandry.
Academic text (2018) -
Many farmers in this region practice animal husbandry to ensure their livestock is healthy and well-cared for.
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After studying animal husbandry in college, she started her own farm specializing in dairy production.
Synonyms
8
6.5
The growing of crops and the keeping of animals on a farm
1
4.2
The study of farming, including growing crops and raising animals
How Intensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the science/practice of breeding, caring for, and managing farm animals' is directly and compositionally derived from 'animal' + 'husbandry' because 'husbandry' denotes farming/management and the compound simply specifies the domain. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common nominal composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would grasp the meaning.
Etymology
Animal husbandry comes from the older word husbandry, which meant taking care of a household or the 'householder'. With animal added, it creates the picture of managing and caring for animals, so the phrase now means 'the breeding, care, and management of farm animals'.