noun
animal husbandry; animal science
Academic discipline covering the breeding, raising, and management of livestock.
彼は大学で畜産学を専攻している。
He is majoring in animal science at university.
畜産 refers to livestock farming as an industry or practice, while 畜産学 is the academic study of it.
Compound of 畜産 (livestock farming) and 学 (study, -ology).