We measure if and to what extent livestock sales during food shortages affect the wealth value of livestock. For this … markets), for the period from January 1991 to December 2009. The empirical evidence is consistent with increased livestock … sales during food shortages, especially small livestock, and especially in the south. Results are robust for different ways …

This paper presents an overview of the livestock sector in Central Asia using national statistics and field survey data …) enterprises. Few producers can supply quality livestock products at high volumes, leading some meat and milk processors to favour … have limited livestock productivity. Domestic fodder production is increasing in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, but is hindered …

the livestock asset dynamics using both non-parametric and semi-parametric techniques to establish the shape of the asset … accumulation path and to determine whether multiple equilibria exist. More specifically, using tropical livestock units as a … measure of livestock accumulation over time, we show not only that these assets converge to a single equilibrium but that …

Policy (CAP). In the face of a wide range of animal welfare legislation enacted in Europe since the 1970s, also following … ambitious public and private debates sometimes supported by scientific research, "animal welfare" has been part of the CAP since … 1999. This paper outlines the evolutionary path of the animal welfare issue within the CAP, underlining the role it plays …

This chapter assesses livestock productivity in the developing world in the context of growing demand for livestock … international markets. Issues related to the roles of the various partners in livestock research are also considered and modalities … discussed. The chapter starts discussing the factors affecting livestock development and how these factors interact at different …