Representing Cattle Farming around the World: A Conceptual and Holistic Framework for Environmental and Economic Impact Assessment

Around the world, cattle farming systems are diverse and lead to environmental socio-economic consequences. To assess these consequences, diversity of needs be represented. A conceptual framework based on three inter-linked concepts (management types, animal profiles lineage groups) is proposed resulting in two typologies, tested Kenya. The management type typology provides an understanding practices across world. Animal profiles, defined by animal’s age sex, used together with serve as a convenient unit for analysis feed use, impacts, functions, costs. Lineage groups bring their progeny, making it possible account movements types all co-productions impact assessments. illustration Kenya showed completeness framework, availability management-type characteristics, also lack precise data shares types. developed here should render capture compare multiple characteristics functions around including impact, which currently major issue global livestock sector.