1.
livestock industry; animal husbandry (as an industry)
The industry of raising domestic animals such as cattle, pigs, and chickens for meat, milk, eggs, and other products. One branch of agriculture.
この地域は畜産業が盛んだ。
The livestock industry is thriving in this region.
飼料の値上がりが畜産業を圧迫している。
Rising feed prices are squeezing the livestock industry.
家族は代々畜産業を営み、乳牛を育てている。
My family has run a livestock business for generations, raising dairy cows.
Composed of 畜産 (livestock raising) + 業 (industry, business).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 畜産業が盛んだ: the livestock industry is thriving
- 畜産業を営む: to run a livestock business
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 農業: agriculture — broader; growing crops as well as raising animals
- 酪農: dairy farming — a specific branch focused on milk-producing animals