畜産(ちくさん)

ちくさん
noun
animal husbandry; livestock farming
businesswork
1. animal husbandry; livestock farming; livestock industry
The branch of agriculture concerned with raising livestock such as cattle, pigs, and chickens for meat, dairy, eggs, and other products.
畜産(ちくさん)業(ぎょう)がさかんだ。
The livestock industry is thriving.
北海道(ほっかいどう)は畜産(ちくさん)で有名(ゆうめい)な地域(ちいき)だ。
Hokkaido is a region famous for livestock farming.
畜産(ちくさん)農家(のうか)は飼料(しりょう)価格(かかく)の高騰(こうとう)に苦(くる)しんでいる。
Livestock farmers are struggling with soaring feed prices.

Usage

An industry and agriculture term. Often appears in news about farming economics, food policy, and regional development. Hokkaido and Kyushu are major livestock farming regions in Japan.

Common collocations

  • 畜産(ちくさん)業(ぎょう) (livestock industry)
  • 畜産(ちくさん)農家(のうか) (livestock farmer)
  • 畜産(ちくさん)物(ぶつ) (livestock products)

Similar words

Related Words

Synonym: 酪農(らくのう) (dairy farming)
Compare: 農業(のうぎょう) (agriculture)
Related: 飼育(しいく) (breeding, raising)
Related: 家畜(かちく) (livestock, domestic animal)
Compare: 牧畜(ぼくちく) (livestock farming)
Related: 酪農家(らくのうか) (dairy farmer)
Compare: 養豚(ようとん) (pig farming)
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