Define the term "animal husbandry" and appreciate its commercial importance of it. List some of the animal-based farming practices. Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture that is raised for meat, fiber, milk, eggs, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starting with the Neolithic revolution when animals were first domesticated, from around 13,000 BC onwards, antedating farming of the first crops. By