livestock were free of potential chemical residues, and that they had taken measures to prevent injury or stress to livestock … livestock managed. Producers indicated that they were implementing quality assurance to gain financial and market benefits; but …Improvements in product included livestock were free from chemical residues, cattle were dehorned and yards had been …

total factor productivity growth for crops, ruminants and non-ruminant livestock, on a global basis. We then follow with … suggest that most regions in the sample are likely to experience larger productivity gains in livestock than in crops. Within … livestock, the non-ruminant sector is expected to continue to be more dynamic than the ruminant sector. Given the rapid rates of …

Studies of total factor productivity in livestock production are rare, but when available provide useful information … especially in the context of developing countries such as China where livestock is becoming more important in the domestic … agricultural economy. We estimate total factor productivity (TFP) for four major livestock products in China employing the …

livestock. The whole-farm insurance product covers crop revenues from corn and soybeans and livestock revenues from hog …

Studies of total factor productivity in livestock production are rare, but when available provide useful information … especially in the context of developing countries such as China where livestock is becoming more important in the domestic … agricultural economy. We estimate total factor productivity (TFP) for four major livestock products in China and by employing the …

(FAIR) and the cattle cycle on the livestock enterprises. The North Dakota Representative Farm and Ranch Model, which uses …

examine the extent to which livestock, grain storage and interhousehold transfers are used to smooth consumption against …

information generated through a formal survey conducted in the major pastoral livestock markets of Ethiopia with 128 collectors … season as important determinants of livestock price formation. Age group and body condition of the traded animals, buyer and … seller types are also important observable attributes influencing formation of livestock prices. …

The recently signed Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) grants the U.S. livestock industry with preferential … access to South Korea's import market. This study evaluates the likely impacts of the KORUS FTA on the U.S. livestock sector ….Using the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute's modeling system, we find that livestock prices increase by 0.5% to 3 …