This paper follows FAO model of suitability analysis. Influential factors affecting extensive grazing were determined and converted into a model. Taleghan rangelands were examined for common types of grazing animals as an example. Advantages and limitations were elicited. All range ecosystems'...

This article provides intellectual context for the current debate over animal rights in China, and identifies how China might be able to actualize an ecological basis for animal protection coherent with its evolving identity as a nation. Indeed, animal welfare in China is very much a microcosm...

Wild Life trade is the biggest threat to wild life preservation. The rampant poaching, in wild life and its products are primarily driven by demands in the international markets. One of the most powerful motives for the exploitation of plant and animal species is income production through trade,...

This study examines the impact of multiple shocks on assets by employing two waves of a panel data set of 360 rural households in three agro-ecological zones in Kenya. To control for unobserved heterogeneity, a ‘within' household fixed effects model was employed. One major finding is that...

Rapidly rising incomes are driving demand for animal protein and livestock globally. The move toward more intensive production systems to support this increased demand is projected to increase the dependence on antibiotic growth promoters. The volume of antibiotics used for growth promotion in...

The association between human beings and animals dates back to prehistoric times. Livestock keeping is a century old tradition for Indian rural households. Animal agriculture is one of the most important components of global agriculture and livestock is one of the main users of the natural...

This study intends to examine the extent of women involvement in livestock and poultry raising and utilisation pattern of income earned in three selected upazilas of Mymensingh District. Women played an important role in the activities dealing with livestock and poultry such as, care and...

We examine the returns from owning cows and buffaloes in rural India. We estimate that when valuing labor at market wages, households earn large, negative average returns from holding cows and buffaloes, at negative 64% and negative 39% respectively. This puzzle is mostly explained if we value...