fertilizers. We surveyed crop producers in a cattle-dense region of the Colorado Plains about whether and why they apply manure …, focusing on how pressures (like owning cattle) or preferences (pro and con) affect their adoption. Using logistic regression …

pricing methods, and other market variables and quality characteristics on the prices paid by packers for slaughter cattle. We … find that packers pay less for fed cattle in more concentrated regions. However, we find that concentration is only one of … numerous market factors determining fed cattle prices and less important than many. Quality variables controlled by sellers …

NAHMS Feedlot '99 Study included feedlots of 1000-head or greater capacity from the 12 leading cattle feeding states ….S. feedlot cattle inventory on feedlots with 1000-head or greater capacity as of January 1, 2000. For the purposes of the study … of 8000 head or more. Beef animals were the main type of cattle placed in feedlots regardless of operation size …

. Several breeds of West African shorthorn cattle (Bos taurus brachyceros) are now at high risk of extinction due to …, and identified the traits farmers find least desirable about the Muturu relative to other breeds. An analysis of cattle …

-Sudan cross-border cattle trade. Small farmer exporters and traders are the major actors in the illegal cattle marketing system … while medium- to largescale licensed exporters are dominantly operating in the legal system. Most cattle sales are related … to farm households’ cash needs and commercial orientation. However, cattle sales are also induced due to fear of theft …