Livestock plays a critical economic and social role both globally and in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. The livestock sector encompasses a variety of species, with cattle being the most prominent in the region. Livestock systems in the region comprise large and small farms. Often, and...

Livestock production companies come under increasing responsibility to reduce their environmental impact, and thereby, the simultaneous decision-making of inventory replenishment and emissions reduction investment has become essential for ensuring sustainable development in the livestock farming...

The livestock sector plays a significant economic and social role in EU with its 4.1 million livestock farming and a value of livestock production and livestock products equal to EUR 163 billion (36% of the total agricultural activity). Between 2010 and 2020, the number of livestock farming fell...

Animal production is under constant pressure due to new and re-emerging pathogens resulting from natural evolution of micro-organisms, and anthropogenic factors such as globalisation, trade development, damages to ecosystems and climate change. Transmissible animal diseases can have devastating...

Proceedings of a workshop held at Uppsala, Sweden 10-12 June 1987. This workshop was a follow-up to the workshop held at Silsoe in the United Kingdom in 1985 on 'Odour Prevention and Control of Organic Sludge and Livestock Farming'. The objective of this international workshop was to bring...

In spite of its strong increase and relevant position in the evolution of international maritime routes, the global livestock trade is still a poorly treated topic in the maritime business domain of research. Aiming to cover this gap, the authors are focused on revealing the livestock logistics...