information generated through a formal survey conducted in the major pastoral livestock markets of Ethiopia with 128 collectors … season as important determinants of livestock price formation. Age group and body condition of the traded animals, buyer and … seller types are also important observable attributes influencing formation of livestock prices. …

of the major polluters in the U.S. – commercial agriculture. As livestock production has become increasingly mobile … particular importance to upcoming federal regulation of large-scale livestock production under the Clean Air Act. By exploiting …

analysis of the impact caused by the presence of business units, the livestock and agricultural production on the GDP per … per capita is strongly impacted by the livestock and agriculture practiced in its neighbours. In relation to the amount of …

total factor productivity growth for crops, ruminants and non-ruminant livestock, on a global basis. We then follow with … suggest that most regions in the sample are likely to experience larger productivity gains in livestock than in crops. Within … livestock, the non-ruminant sector is expected to continue to be more dynamic than the ruminant sector. Given the rapid rates of …

concerning crop yield and revenue risks are numerous, studies focusing on production risk in livestock are much less frequent …

This dissertation studies the demand for imported and domestic demand models for meat and livestock. The first essay … domestic and imported livestock by the US meat processing industry and explores the existence of long-run relationships in the … livestock. The third essay investigates the impact of the discovery BSE in Canadian cattle on the imported and domestic demand …