The wide use of artificial insemination by dairy farmers has facilitated the development of a multi-billion dollar international market in animal genetics. In the major western dairy producing nations, each country has developed a single index to rank bulls, based on the value of traits they are...

In this paper the benefits of B. bovis vaccination are valued, and the decrease in expenditure on the diagnosis and treatment of disease determined and valued. The costs associated with the B. bovis vaccination program are then identified, quantified and valued. The effect of changes in disease...

This paper initially outlines the effects diseases can have on livestock production then describes the development of a method to estimate the production loss avoided due to the control of a disease by vaccination. The method involves estimation of individual production loss due to disease and...

Protected areas are often the source of agricultural pests and Xishuangbanna State Nature Reserve in Yunnan is no exception. The main pest associated with the Reserve is the Asian elephant Elephas maximus which causes damage outside the Reserve to agriculture as well as in the Reserve. However,...

The farming of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is the largest (by volume and value) and most successful (in terms of market impact) aquaculture industry in the United States of America. Farmed channel catfish is the most consumed (in terms of volume per capita) fish fillet in the U.S....

It is argued that while considerable development of animal health economics has occurred in recent decades, it has not yet achieved its potential coverage. It has been mostly applied to livestock, particularly livestock used for commerce, and its application to a range of other animals has been...

The preamble to this paper highlights some of the major policy issues facing Vietnam as far as its supply of pork is concerned, in particular, the problem of its demand for pork rising at a faster rate than its supply. Some relevant background to this research project is provided by outlining...

In many Asian countries, women play a significant but varying role in the management of livestock and the use of common resources plays an important role in animal husbandry, and can affect the health of some types of livestock. This paper concentrates on village livestock in Thailand and makes...

International health organisations point to the need to improve the efficiency of prevention, control and eradication programs for animal diseases. In order to achieve this and justify national and international support it has become essential to apply techniques of economic analysis (Ellis,...

This paper examines the development of animal health information systems at the farm, national and international level, with examples of some systems that have been developed. Methods for the assessment of animal health information systems are then examined. This is followed by an outline of the...