Beef cattle are farmed in different ways across the EU - some are housed indoors, others kept on pasture or in feedlots. EFSA's scientists have reviewed the latest evidence and provided recommendations to improve their welfare, focusing on housing, diet and general wellbeing.

Blockchain technology has the potential to enhance transparency and traceability in the agrifood sector, particularly in the beef industry. However, its adoption remains limited in many regions, including Europe. This study investigates the role of ecosystem services in sustainable beef...

We seek to understand the welfare of dairy cattle in Denmark from 1750 to 1900, a period marked by significant agricultural development and industrialization. By applying contemporary animal welfare metrics to historical data, we uncover a detailed picture of how bovine welfare evolved. Our...

This study aimed to understand the success measures, success factors, and challenges of beef production in Maritime Canada. Multiple data collection techniques were adopted, including six focus group discussions, a producer survey (n = 208), and secondary data sources. The data were analysed...

Drought has become more intense and frequent in many areas of the United States in recent years. Despite growing concerns about drought’s effects on the agricultural sector, few studies have quantified its effects on the cattle industry. In this paper, we estimate the effects of drought on...

The study was carried out to analyze the profit efficiency in beef production in South West, Nigeria. These were with a view to improving beef cattle production to meet its increasing demand and income generated from it for producers. Multistage sampling techniques were used to select...

The rate and scope of environmental shock and stresses are now unprecedented in sub-Saharan Africa resulting into increasing intensity and unpredictability of climate change impacts in particular drought. The innovation efforts to enhance adaptive capacity of livelihoods and production systems...

In favor of sustainability and human health, a dietary change is urgent. Beef, among all foods, has the greatest environmental impact and is associated with several chronic diseases. Brazil is one of the largest consumers of meat in the world, and most of its greenhouse gas emissions are related...

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...

Thailand is one of the countries with the economy depends primarily on an agriculture sector. As a result of the government campaign, the country's milk consumption has been continually increasing. Cow milk is produced by farmers of private organizations and dairy cooperatives. A medium-sized...

Climate change is one of the main challenges for pastoralists. Studies have found statistically significant links between climate and cattle populations. Pastoralism is becoming an increasingly precarious livelihood. The World Bank and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have...

Partial vertical integration of many food and agricultural industries, especially beef packers’ acquisition of slaughter cattle, increasingly raises competition and fairness issues for the non-integrated residual market. While market foreclosure may be a central antitrust concern with full...

Cystic echinococcosis is a neglected disease responsible for millions of infections in both animals and men. The toll on the global economy is estimated at billions. Although much effort has been made by public health authorities to try to curb the rise in new infections, the occurrence of...

U.S. beef cattle stocks are among the most periodic time-series in economics. A theory of cattle cycles is constructed, based upon rational breeding stock inventory decisions in the presence of gestation and maturation delays between production and consumption. The low fertility rates of cows...

In this paper we study whether “network closure” in the supply chain can explain the heterogeneity observed in firms’ performance. Using unique panel data on trade flows among beef farms in the Italian region of Piedmont, we analyze a sequential supply chain characterized by the...

Reasons for intense concern about competition and fairness in cattle and beef markets are obvious from charts of retail beef prices, beef packer profit margins, grocery profit margins, and returns to independent cattle feeders