Ruminants as a part of the livestock structure, occupy an important role on the present and future of the global food system [1], and on the maintenance of environmental equilibrium in wild habitats [2]. The challenge of feeding a growing population (more than 9 billion people by 2050), together with changes in consumption patterns will increase the demand for livestock products [1,3-5]. Theref...

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to analyses the relationship between underlying factors product and market attributes socio-demographic profiles consumers. aim analysis assess whether consumer responses vary across attributes. Simple statistical such as descriptive analysis, frequency distribution, cross tabulation, variance, factor consumers’ preferences for livestock products food were ...

Livestock, particularly ruminants, can eat a wider range of biomass than humans. In the drive for greater efficiency, intensive systems of livestock production have evolved to compete with humans for high-energy crops such as cereals. Feeds consumed by livestock were analysed in terms of the quantities used and efficiency of conversion of grassland, human-edible ('edible') crops and crop by-pro...

The Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established the World Trade Organization to supervise the reduction of barriers to, and liberalisation of, world trade. The application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures will be standardised to avoid use for protectionist purposes by countries or regional trade blocks. Harmonisation of animal disease control measures wi...

Livestock production is a major consumer of fresh water, and the influence of livestock production on global fresh water resources is increasing because of the growing demand for livestock products. Increasing water use efficiency of livestock production, therefore, can contribute to the overall water use efficiency of agriculture. Previous studies have reported significant variation in livesto...