noun
tethering (livestock); confined raising
A method of raising livestock where animals are tied or kept in a confined space, as opposed to free-range (放し飼い). Used in agricultural contexts.
See also: 放し飼い
この牧場では牛の繋ぎ飼いを行っている。
This farm practices tethered breeding of cattle.
繋ぎ飼いは放し飼いに比べて管理がしやすい。
Tethered raising is easier to manage compared to free-range.
放し飼い means free-range or letting animals roam freely, the opposite of 繋ぎ飼い.
Compound of 繋ぎ (つなぎ, 'tethering') + 飼い (かい, 'raising'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is straightforwardly formed from its components.