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animal science

academic discipline about animals that are under the control of humankind such as livestock and companion animals; part of biology; has such a part as animal husbandry from which it evolved
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animal science

Summary

animal science is a branch of science[1]. It draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_science category, ranking #86 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • animal science's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3].
  • animal science is a type of agricultural science[4].
  • animal science's said to be the same as is recorded as zootechnics[5].
  • animal science's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Animal science[6].
  • animal science's different from is recorded as animal studies[7].
  • animal science's different from is recorded as zoology[8].
  • animal science's practiced by is recorded as animal scientist[9].

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Definition and Type

animal science's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3]. It is a type of agricultural science[4].

Why It Matters

animal science draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_science category, ranking #86 of 193).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

agricultural science Temple Grandin zoology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · ~2026-16412-18 · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → animal studies, zoology
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  2. 3d ago · ~2026-16412-18 · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → branch of science
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Animal science
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, ru */"
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