During the last 15 years wool fibre analyses have been made of Danish archaeological textiles dated from the Bronze to the Viking Ages (c.1800 BC - AD 1050). Because of the extraordinary preservation of these textiles the material is ideal for making qualified interpretations regarding wool...

The paper aims to identify the number of sheep and goats existing in Romania, spread over Macroregions, Development Regions and counties and to present its evolution in the period 2014-2019. At the same time, a comparison will be made with the situation registered in 1990. The favorable...

The paper highlights coordinates and aspects of the sheep breeding sector, which can lead to the creation of the framework of efficiency or inefficiency of production activities. The sheep sector is very diverse in terms of farm size, breeds and scale of production. Low average incomes, which...

This paper proposes the analysis of forms of ownership (total, private sector, individual farms), for the eight development regions for sheep and goat milk. This paper is based on the analysis of statistical data from a quantitative and qualitative point of view, highlighting the contribution of...

In this study, we estimated the influence of different meat prices, socio-demographic and geographic variables on sheep and goat meat demand using the Swiss household expenditure survey from 2000 to 2005, a micro data set on 20,940 households resident in Switzerland. This study is motivated by...

Covering a broad range of topics relevant to the sheep and wool industry, this newly expanded edition containing 11 new chapters and a more international scope discusses future developments in all areas and provides an in-depth review of the meat aspects of the market. Separated into five...