Animal Husbandry

Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with the human practices of raising captive or domesticated animals for harvesting valuable animal products or to train animals to provide labour or services.

Bakewell is particularly notable as the first to implement systematic selective breeding of livestock.

raised Merino sheep

animal welfare expert

She is a prominent proponent of the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior.

Fuller W. Bazer (born 1938) is an American animal scientist and a Regents Fellow, Distinguished Professor, and O.D. Butler Chair in Animal Science at Texas A&M University.

Judith Ngalande Lungu is a Livestock Production Specialist and seasoned academician with over 30 years of experience in the field, having held various academic positions in various capacities at University of Zambia (UNZA), Mulungushi University, Kwame Nkurumah University and Botswana College of Agriculture.

R. Michael Roberts (born October 23, 1940, in Menston, United Kingdom) is an American biologist who is the Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Animal sciences and Biochemistry at the University of Missouri.

Tadeusz Bolesław Vetulani (13 March 1897-24 February 1952) was a Polish agriculturalist and biologist, associate professor of Adam Mickiewicz University in animal husbandry.

Bonbehari Vishnu Nimbkar (17 July 1931-25 August 2021) was an Indian agricultural scientist and social worker, known for his work in the fields of animal husbandry and agriculture.

Robert A. Easter (born October 23, 1947) is an American animal scientist and university professor who served as the 19th president of the University of Illinois system from 2012 until 2015.

Alan Thacker Busby (December 12, 1895, June 10, 1992) was an American animal scientist and educator who taught at two historically black universities from 1921 to 1966.

Marion Eugene ("Gene") Ensminger (1908-1998), affectionately known as "Doc E," was an American animal scientist, educator, and author.

Rest-rotation rangeland management system uses deferred grazing to manage increased plant reproduction and maintenance, while providing grazing lands for both livestock and wildlife.