Small ruminants are important assets in several regions of the world. They account for more than half of the domesticated ruminants. Despite the growth in goat production in the world (more than 2% per ye.ar), research related to goat production is less than desired. One underused but potentially valuable approach for research on small ruminants is sim­ ulation modelling. Models of the componen...

the aim of this study was to investigate the role of livestock cooperatives in improving economic status of animal holders in hamedan province. the study has used a surveying methodology. for gathering data a structured questionnaire was used and its reliability was calculated by cronbach's alpha test and it was (α=0.80). the research samples consisted of 300 animal holders (beef cattle breeder...

Personal interviews were conducted with beef cattle producers in Louisiana to determine their preferences and purchase decisions for livestock price insurance. Conjoint analysis was utilized to determine the importance of selected attributes of insurance policies for these producers. The characteristics of producers who prefer given attributes were also identified. Producers rated products give...

The paper surveys the price competitiveness of agricultural production in Central and East European Countries (CEECs). It draws together empirical work conducted by the authors and other studies that have estimated domestic resource cost (DRC) ratios for agriculture in various CEECs. The paper identifies that in general CEEC crop production is more internationally competitive than livestock far...

The relationship between barometric pressure (BARO) and maximum (MAX_T) and minimum (MIN_T) environmental temperatures with the incidence of parturition in beef cows was examined through exploratory data analysis. Spring- and fall-calving records from a 5-yr period (2005 through 2009) collected at the University of Arkansas, Livestock and Forestry Research Station (Batesville) and the Departmen...

Increasing food production is essential to meet the future food demand of a growing world population. In light of pressing sustainability challenges such as climate change and the importance of the global livestock system for food security as well as GHG emissions, finding ways to increasing food production sustainably and without increasing competition for food crops is essential. Yet, many un...

160 ■ MESO ■ No. 1 ■ March-April ■ Vol. XVII (2015) INTRODUCTION The state of livestock production is one of the indicators of the state of agriculture, and the trends in livestock production are indicators of agricultural development. Livestock production impacts the development of a major part of crop production, especially of grain and forage crops, and livestock products such as meat and mi...

Lack of access to formal insurance market may prevent farmers from pursuing risky production activities with potentially large returns. How does access to formal microinsurance affect production and economic development? We report results from a large randomized field experiment conducted in southwestern China in the context of a subsidized insurance for sows. We induce exogenous variation in i...