The present study assesses the impact of the costs crisis of 2007 and 2008. The analysis is made for beef, pig, poultry and sheep livestock farming. Costs and incomes are compared for a panel of typical farms in 6 EU countries. Strengths and weaknesses of main meat farming systems are...

This paper examines how different ethical positions view various types of animal advocacy campaigns concerning a product produced using animals. The ethical positions represent common company, society, and animal advocate viewpoints. Working in a market model with a monopolistic supplier, we...

Upgradation of the progeny of low productive nondescript cattle through crossbreeding during 60’s, marked the involvement of marginal and small farmers who represented 85% of the land holders in India, in dairy industry. Various development organisations took initiatives to conserve local...

Effective altruists (EAs) want to do as much good as possible with the charitable resources available to them. That is, if EAs want to do the most good per dollar spent—that is, they want to maximize cost-effectiveness—they need a common currency for comparing very different interventions....

Livestock and poultry raising is the largest source of agricultural non-point source pollution and an essential aspect of environmental governance. To resolve the issue, China has introduced a series of policies to promote the recycling of livestock and poultry excrement since 2014. This study...

Livestock is significantly contributing to the livelihood and food security of more than a billion people in different parts of the world. However, the performance has been poor in many developing countries, due to various reasons. This paper reviews the distribution of different species of...

In order to have economically sustainable and profitable farms, farmers need to manage and understand factors that impact farm output and costs. Many factors can influence farms' output and costs, such as soil quality, environmental conditions, farm size, farm system, farmers' experience, and so...

The Northwestern part of Bangladesh has a tremendous variety in geography and means of subsistence. The rangeland resources of this area have been deteriorated as a result of climate change, human influences, a lack of environmental and rangeland legislation, inadequate disaster mitigation plans...