animaliculture

animaliculture

(ænɪˈmælɪˌkʌltjʊə(r), -tʃə(r))

[f. L. animal, after horticulture, pisciculture, etc.]

The rearing of animals as a branch of industry.

C. A. Cutter in Catalogue of Winchester (Mass.) Town Library, and in Libr. Journ. IV. 237, as a collective title for works ‘relating to the raising and care of animals for industrial purposes.’