stockbreeding
Farming for animals
Stockbreeding is the practice of raising and selectively breeding livestock—cattle, sheep, horses, and other farm animals—for agricultural purposes.
The term emphasizes the breeding aspect: improving herds through controlled mating rather than simply keeping animals.
His family had been in stockbreeding for generations.
Chosen item or items
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- artificial inseminationMedical sperm introduction procedure
pedigree · lineage · progeny · genotype · phenotype · bloodline · traits · fertility
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- swineDomestic porcine animals
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- poultryBirds raised for food
equine · bovine · ovine · porcine · caprine · herd · flock · beef
Grazing ground for livestock
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
herdsman · shepherd · milking · shearing · veterinary · feedlot · manure · paddock
Livestock-raising estate
- rangeExtent of variation
- droverOne who moves livestock
- corrallingRounding up animals
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
branding · fence · cattle drive · open range · homestead · station · estancia · gaucho
Fostering growth through care
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- agronomyCrop and soil science
land management · mixed farming · pastoral · arable · yield · acreage · farmstead · subsistence
selection
Chosen item or items
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
artificial insemination · pedigree · lineage · progeny · genotype · phenotype · bloodline · traits · fertility · sire
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
poultry · equine · bovine · ovine · porcine · caprine · herd · flock · beef · dairy
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
stall · herdsman · shepherd · milking · shearing · veterinary · feedlot · manure · paddock · pen
ranch
Livestock-raising estate
- rangeExtent of variation
- droverOne who moves livestock
- corrallingRounding up animals
roundup · branding · fence · cattle drive · open range · homestead · station · estancia · gaucho · vaquero
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
agronomy · land management · mixed farming · pastoral · arable · yield · acreage · farmstead · subsistence · agrarian
stockbreedingcrop farming
Growing plants for harvest
horticulture · tillage · grain farming · viticulture · vegetable farming
stockbreedingculling
Selective population reduction
slaughter · slaughtering · animal control · pest control · pest eradication
stock, breed, breeding, livestock, breeder, purebred, crossbreed, well-bred, stockman