animal husbandry
Raising farm creatures
Animal husbandry is the care, breeding, and management of farm animals—cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, and the like.
The term covers feeding, housing, health maintenance, and selective breeding for desirable traits.
Husbandry here preserves an old sense of careful management of resources: She studied animal husbandry at the agricultural college.
Agricultural storage structure
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- milkingExtracting animal dairy fluid
- shearingCutting away fleece
- fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
herding · silo · feedlot · grazing · ranching · paddock · corral · stable
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- swineDomestic porcine animals
- poultryBirds raised for food
pigs · chickens · horses · donkeys · mules · alpacas · llamas · buffaloes
Science of hereditary transmission
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- artificial inseminationMedical sperm introduction procedure
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
sire · dam · progeny · purebred · hybrid · lineage · selection · traits
Making wild things gentle
- selective breedingControlled reproduction for traits
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- imprintingRapid early learning attachment
herding dogs · beast of burden · oxen · sheep dogs · cattle dogs · falconry · droving · mustering
Cultivation without synthetic chemicals
- free-rangeNot confined to enclosure
- pasture-raisedReared on grassland
- agroecologyEcological approach to farming
- grass-fedNourished on forage
heritage breeds · composting · humane practices · antibiotic-free · hormone-free · conservation breeding · rare breeds · biodiversity
barn
Agricultural storage structure
fodder · herding · silo · feedlot · grazing · ranching · paddock · corral · stable · coop
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
poultry · pigs · chickens · horses · donkeys · mules · alpacas · llamas · buffaloes · ducks
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- artificial inseminationMedical sperm introduction procedure
fertility · sire · dam · progeny · purebred · hybrid · lineage · selection · traits · estrus
taming
Making wild things gentle
- selective breedingControlled reproduction for traits
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
imprinting · herding dogs · beast of burden · oxen · sheep dogs · cattle dogs · falconry · droving · mustering · breaking
organic farming
Cultivation without synthetic chemicals
- free-rangeNot confined to enclosure
- pasture-raisedReared on grassland
- agroecologyEcological approach to farming
grass-fed · heritage breeds · composting · humane practices · antibiotic-free · hormone-free · conservation breeding · rare breeds · biodiversity
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- animals and humanspets, cats, dogs, pet ownership, domestication
- cattle ranchingcattle, cattle drive, cattle drives, cattle auctions, cattle branding
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- livestockcow, cows, cattle, bull, bulls
animal husbandrycrop cultivation
Growing food plants deliberately
horticulture · agronomy · crop farming · viticulture · orcharding
animal husbandryhunting
Pursuing wild game
hunting and gathering · wildlife · animal neglect · poaching · trapping
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