Animal husbandry
Animal Husbandry
Animal husbandry (pronunciation: /ˈænɪməl ˈhʌzbəndri/) 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.
Etymology
The term "animal husbandry" originates from the Middle English words "husbandrie" meaning "care of the household" and "animal" referring to non-human creatures. The term was first used in the 14th century.
Related Terms
- Livestock: Domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.
- Agriculture: The science, art and practice of cultivating plants and livestock.
- Selective Breeding: The process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits by choosing which typically animal or plant males and females will sexually reproduce and have offspring together.
- Poultry Farming: The form of animal husbandry which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food.
- Dairy Farming: A class of agriculture, where female cattle, goats, or other mammals are raised for their milk, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy for processing and eventual retail sale.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Animal husbandry
- Wikipedia's article - Animal husbandry
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