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husbandry Definition

hus·bandry (huzbən drē)

noun

  1. Archaic management of domestic affairs, resources, etc.
  2. careful, thrifty management; thrift; frugality
  3. the science or art of farming

Etymology: ME husbonderie: see husband

husbandry Synonyms

husbandry

n.

  1. Farming

    agriculture, tillage, land management; see farming.

  2. Management of one's private affairs

    home management, personal transactions, budgeting, housekeeping, domestic arrangement, business dealings, management, managership, stewardship, retrenchment; see also administration 1.

  3. Thrift

    providence, wise administration, thriftiness; see economy 2, frugality.

husbandry Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • animal: Therefore, these provisions will not prevent children owning, keeping or looking after pets, or actively learning about the husbandry of animals.

Converse of object

  • improve: Animal breeding: In the future it may be possible to breed animals which are disease resistant, thereby improving animal husbandry.

Adjective modifier

  • animal: Explain the role of pastures for animal husbandry, in your locality.
  • pastoral: The growth of pastoral husbandry was favored also by the occupation of domain-land.
  • improved: In a general sense, improved understanding will lead naturally on to potential control methods such as drugs, vaccines and improved animal husbandry.
  • organic: UKROFS ( 2000 ) permits mineral supplementation of animals only where trace element requirements cannot be met by the practice of organic husbandry.
  • intensive: Before all this intensive animal husbandry, diseases were present, but were easily spotted and could be dealt with.
  • careful: Even with the most careful husbandry, inputs will increasingly be essential.

Modifies a noun

  • practice: However, good husbandry practice can significantly reduce the number of lambs lost.
  • technique: Crop husbandry techniques have improved significantly resulting in a dramatic increase in yield.
  • task: Prepare a timetable of husbandry tasks from hatching to maturity for a brooding fowl.
  • method: She's glad of an opportunity to keep up with the latest husbandry methods.
  • condition: Project results should help in matching breeds and diets for particular disease and husbandry conditions.
  • procedure: Good animal husbandry procedures will further reduce the chances of infections.

Noun used with modifier

  • reindeer: The Saami people's rights to land and water for reindeer husbandry, and for hunting and fishing are regulated by law.
  • cattle: The other side of the coin is cattle husbandry.
  • animal: We welcome this change in favor of good animal husbandry.
  • livestock: However, Indians were reluctant to adopt English practices of livestock husbandry.
  • goat: Poor farmers are encouraged to form self-help groups and receive training in goat husbandry.
  • poultry: As can be seen from the distribution of animals on organic farms, a concentration process has taken place in pig and poultry husbandry.

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