Recent droughts have demonstrated the sensitivity of cattle inventories to adverse weather. Statelevel first-differenced panel regressions are used to estimate the impact of drought conditions on rancher decisions regarding herd size. Results provide insights into the recovery time associated...

World agriculture is based on a small number of animal species and a decreasing number of breeds within each species. Several breeds of West African shorthorn cattle (Bos taurus brachyceros) are now at high risk of extinction due to interbreeding. The West African shorthorn breeds are...

Both legal and illegal livestock marketing systems are operating at different magnitudes in the Amhara Region’s Ethio-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...

The aim of this study was to assess the process and extent of sedentarisation among Fulani cattle owners in the derived savannah zone of south-west Nigeria. The results, based on a survey of 66 randomly-selected cattle owners, indicate an on-going process of settlement. Previously cattle owners...

The NAHMS Beef '97 Study was designed to provide both participants and the industry with information on the nation's cow-calf population for education and research. The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collaborated with NAHMS to select a statistically-valid sample yielding...