Definitions for animal husbandry
an·i·mal hus·band·ry

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1. animal husbandrynoun

   breeding and caring for farm animals

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1. Animal husbandry

   Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, eggs, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starting with the Neolithic revolution when animals were first domesticated, from around 13,000 BC onwards, antedating farming of the first crops. By the time of early civilisations such as ancient Egypt, cattle, sheep, goats and pigs were being raised on farms. Major changes took place in the Columbian exchange when Old World livestock were brought to the New World, and then in the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century, when livestock breeds like the Dishley Longhorn cattle and Lincoln Longwool sheep were rapidly improved by agriculturalists such as Robert Bakewell to yield more meat, milk, and wool. A wide range of other species such as horse, water buffalo, llama, rabbit and guinea pig are used as livestock in some parts of the world. Insect farming, as well as aquaculture of fish, molluscs, and crustaceans, is widespread. Modern animal husbandry relies on production systems adapted to the type of land available. Subsistence farming is being superseded by intensive animal farming in the more developed parts of the world, where for example beef cattle are kept in high density feedlots, and thousands of chickens may be raised in broiler houses or batteries. On poorer soil such as in uplands, animals are often kept more extensively, and may be allowed to roam widely, foraging for themselves. Most livestock are herbivores, except for pigs and chickens which are omnivores. Ruminants like cattle and sheep are adapted to feed on grass; they can forage outdoors, or may be fed entirely or in part on rations richer in energy and protein, such as pelleted cereals. Pigs and poultry cannot digest the cellulose in forage, and require cereals and other high-energy foods.

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1. animal husbandry

   Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with the breeding, raising, and caring for animals such as livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep etc.), horses, poultry and bees. It involves aspects like feeding, sheltering, health care administration and managing their waste. The objective can range from improving animals' quality of life, production of food, fiber, or labor, to the breeding of species for conservation purposes.

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1. Animal husbandry

   Animal husbandry is the dynamic set of relationships between humans and animals, in which qualities considered to be advantageous to humans are improved. The term can refer to the practice of selectively breeding and raising livestock to promote desirable traits in animals for utility, sport, pleasure, or research, but also refers to the efficient exploitation of a species in agriculture in a way that benefits all species involved in the relationship.

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1. Animal Husbandry

   The science of breeding, feeding and care of domestic animals; includes housing and nutrition.

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1. • Farming

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of animal husbandry in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of animal husbandry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Husbandry
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4. ^ Wikidata
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