Definition of "aviculture" []

• The raising, keeping, and care of birds. (noun)

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• "Poorly drafted legislation purports to squelch the threat of invasive species, but does little more than create massive bureaucratic headaches, ignore primary invasive threats (plants, feral domestic animals) for sensationalized "exotics," and lay waste to the herpetoculture, aquaria, and aviculture trades without rational justification."
• "Alex Waier, supervisor of aviculture at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, would be responsible for training a team that would tube-feed every penguin a charcoal substance to counteract the effects of oil ingestion and an electrolyte solution to rehydrate them."
• "By studying the bone chemistry of macaw skeletonsfrom Paquime, the team found that the Paquimeños did indeed breed most of the birds – an early example of aviculture in the Americas."