In many developing countries, the livestock sector plays a vital role in national economy, providing source of food, income, and employment. With changes demographical, socio-economic, environmental status, world is facing challenges low productivity has become both culprit victim undesirable climate change impacts globally. this paper, we will review status Nepalese production systems evaluate...

PREFACE This is the 8 th of a series of working papers prepared for the IGAD Livestock Policy Initiative (LPI). The IGAD Livestock Policy Initiative has been established by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in collaboration with FAO and with the financial support of the European Commission and its main objective is to enhance the contribution of the livestock sector to susta...

Livestock production plays an important role in the economies of Colombia and Costa Rica; livestock production creates direct and indirect jobs and accounts for 32% and 21% of the land used. From an environmental point of view, livestock production contributes to the biological connectivity and forest cover, but it is also a major emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Within the context of the Un...

Arid and semi arid areas of Balochistan are characterized by low and erratic rainfall and are prone to drought conditions which normally occur every three to four years. Th e prevailing drought is one of the most severe in its magnitude as annual rain (60-150 mm) has been well below average for a continuous period of four to fi ve years in most parts of highland Balochistan. Results from a long...

The use of biological and thermochemical conversion (TCC) technologies in livestock waste-to-bioenergy treatments can provide livestock operators with multiple value-added, renewable energy products. These products can meet heating and power needs or serve as transportation fuels. The primary objective of this work is to present established and emerging energy conversion opportunities that can ...

Abstract The paper presents the main results of experiment on use high-protein concentrate “Gorlinka” in diets dairy cows and laying hens their productive qualities. It was found that terms indicators nutritional value (protein, fat, nitrogen-free extractives, ash elements), as well amino acid composition mineral substances, studied surpasses traditionally used feeding farm animals birds, oil c...