This research uses the contingent valuation method to evaluate the economic benefits of the meteorological information services provided by the Central Weather Bureau for livestock farming in Taiwan. The results show that the subjective rating of the accuracy of information services dominates...

On 9 November 2017 the WTO, Appellate Body issued its report in the cases brought by New Zealand and the United States in “Indonesia - Importation of Horticultural Products, Animals and Animal Products”.

On 8 May 2014, New Zealand requested consultations with Indonesia concerning certain measures it imposes on the importation of horticultural products, animals and animal products. New Zealand claims that the measures are inconsistent with: - Articles III:4, X:1 and XI:1 of the GATT 1994; - Article...

In order to raise milk, meat and wool production in the district of Jalna, there is a need to adopt multi- pronged strategy encompassing: rise in number of A.I. services, provision of door-step A.I. services through ‘Pashu Sevaks', timely insemination to achieve higher conception rate,...

The fiftieth anniversary of the Animal Welfare Act (“AWA”) was 2016. Most fiftieth anniversaries are cause for great celebration, but this one shouldn't' be because the AWA has caused more harm than good. In previous decades a wide range of sources have praised the Animal Welfare Act as a...

There is a white revolution taking place in Pakistan, led by the private sector. It is transforming the practices of the country's dairy farmers and tying them in to the increasing demand for milk of its growing middle class. For the most part, the government and its functionaries are absent...

We measure if and to what extent livestock sales during food shortages affect the wealth value of livestock. For this purpose we exploit monthly market prices of meat and staple foods in Malawi, for up to 72 locations (towns, villages and markets), for the period from January 1991 to December...