1. The raising, or rearing, of cattle: Growing up on a farm, Glen loved cows so much that he decided to study pecudiculture in order to know more about his favorite animals.
2. The genetics, breeding, nutrition and housing of domesticated animals; animal husbandry: Floyd needed to take courses in pecudiculture, as well as those for zoology, which he needed in order to become a veterinarian.
3. Etymology, from Latin pecud-em, "a beast"; in plural, "cattle" + "culture".

The word format is based on agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, etc.