zootechnyhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zootechny_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezootechny, n.
Revised 2017

zootechnynoun

  1. 1841–
    The practice or activity of keeping domesticated or captive animals for any purpose; the science or technology of rearing, handling, and breeding livestock; cf. zooculture n.
    1. 1841
      The names of these sciences..Agriculture;..Zoology;..Zootechny.
      R. Park, Pantology 31
    2. 1902
      Breeders..will contribute live stock for..courses in zootechny and animal breeding.
      Science 20 June 997/2
    3. 2010
      The main by-product of the vegetable oil extraction..is used in zootechny as animal feeds.
      G. Lorenzini et al., Solar Thermal & Bio-mass 180

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form

zoo-, comb. form was revised in June 2017.