LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS

Forecasting potential global environmental costs of livestock production 2000-2050.

Food systems--in particular, livestock production--are key drivers of environmental change. Here, we compare the contributions of the global livestock sector in 2000 with estimated contributions of this sector in 2050 to three important environmental concerns: climate change, reactive nitrogen mobilization, and appropriation of plant biomass at planetary scales. Because environmental sustainabi...

Monetary Union Its Costs

Livestock Production Systems

Environmental considerations of livestock producers.

Regulatory agencies and citizens have placed great emphasis on sustainability of natural resources. Individuals involved in animal husbandry should understand the basic components associated with air and water quality issues. An increase in regulations governing land, air, and water resources increases the need for educators, researchers, and producers to realize impacts of current and potentia...

Environmental pollutants and livestock health: a review

Animal Nutrition Research Department, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University Anand388 110, Gujarat, India 1 Research Associate, ITM Unit, Project Directorate on Cattle, Meerut Cantt, Meerut250 001, India 2 Department of Veterinary Pathology, Dr. G. C. Negi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur-176...