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Definition of "animal husbandry" []

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "animal husbandry" in a sentence
  • "I understand that a more experienced hand at animal husbandry is capable of accepting breed-stock duality."
  • "It had been Dr. Espey, a respected professor of animal husbandry as well as a practicing vet, who had taken Matt under his wing when Matt had first started his veterinary studies, and Dr. Espey who had urged him on every step of the way."
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