zo·o·tech·ny (z???-t?k?n?)n. The domestication, breeding, and improvement of animals; the technology of animal husbandry.[zoo- + Greek tekhn?, art; see technical.]zo?o·tech?ni·cal adj.zo?o·tech·ni?cian (-n?sh??n) n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.zootechnical (?z????t?kn?k?l) adj (Breeds) of or relating to zootechnyCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014