The action or practice of bringing a person, animal, or (occasionally) plant to maturity or to a certain stage of growth; the breeding and…

The action of nourish, v. (in various senses).

The action or practice of taking care of and looking after domestic animals. Obsolete.

the knowledge or study of animals; spec. (a) animal husbandry; (b) the branch of biology concerned with animals and their development; zoology.

The rearing or raising of certain animals, such as fish, oysters, bees, etc., or the production of natural animal products such as silk.

The raising or improvement of animals, fish, etc., esp. for commercial purposes. Cf. culture, n. 2b.

The process of animal reproduction and development; the origin or evolution of animals or animal species. Also: a theory, doctrine, or account of…

the practice or activity of keeping domesticated or captive animals for any purpose; the science or technology of rearing, handling, and breeding…

The rearing of cattle on a ranch; stockbreeding. Also: the farming of game, fish, etc., for commercial purposes.

The act of bringing an animal, etc., into good condition.

= zootechny n.

the practice or activity of rearing and breeding domesticated or captive animals; cf. zootechny n.

The practice of rearing or tending animals. Obsolete. rare.

The rearing of animals or livestock as a branch of industry or agriculture.

Agriculture (originally New Zealand). The pairing of a motherless lamb with a ewe whose lamb has died. Also: the pairing of a lamb with its mother…

the art of raising or looking after livestock.