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Thornton, Philip K.[Livestock and climate change: Can we steer a path between the devil and the deep blue sea?]Livestock and climate change: Can we steer a path between the devil and the deep blue sea?

Thornton, Philip K.Herrero, Mario T.[The role of mixed crop-livestock farming systems in ensuring food security]The role of mixed crop-livestock farming systems in ensuring food security

The livestock sector globally consttutes a development conundrum: the benefts and the costs are both mult-faceted and highly context-specifc, and their honest appraisal defes simple analysis and easy categorizaton. In the past, changes in the demand for livestock products have been largely driven...


Thornton, Philip K.[How will the world perceive livestock agriculture in relation to the impacts on, and of, climate change?]How will the world perceive livestock agriculture in relation to the impacts on, and of, climate change?

Climate-induced livelihood transitons in the agricultural systems of Africa are increasingly likely. There has been only limited study on what such transitons might look like, but it is clear that the implicatons could be profound in relaton to social, environmental, economic and politcal efects ...


Thornton, Philip K.Rufino, Mariana C.Karanja, S.Jones, Peter G.Mutie, IanettaHerrero, Mario T.[Genesis reversed: climate change impacts on agriculture and livelihoods in mixed crop-livestock systems of East Africa]Genesis reversed: climate change impacts on agriculture and livelihoods in mixed crop-livestock systems of East Africa

The contemporary concern about anthropogenic release of greenhouse gas (GHG) into the environment and the contribution of livestock to this phenomenon have sparked animal scientists’ interest in predicting methane (CH4) emissions by ruminants. Focusing on milk production, we address six basic nut...


Tedeschi, L.O.Herrero, Mario T.Thornton, Philip K.[An Overview of Dairy Cattle Models for Predicting Milk Production: Their Evolution, Evaluation, and Application for the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) for Livestock.]An Overview of Dairy Cattle Models for Predicting Milk Production: Their Evolution, Evaluation, and Application for the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) for Livestock.

Jarvis, AndyPeterson, C.Thornton, Philip K.Ericksen, Polly J.Herrero, Mario T.Peters, Michael[Livestock and resource use in the context of climate change]Livestock and resource use in the context of climate change

Many studies have found the influences of crop and livestock production vary considerably, not only regionally but also according to production system (Robinson et al. 2011). Globally, but particularly in Africa and Asia, crops and livestock are often interdependent and influence farmer household...


Thornton, Philip K.[Livestock and Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems]Livestock and Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems

South Africa is a nation rich in natural resources, from diamonds and gold, to the world-famous fauna in Kruger and other national parks, to areas of extreme diversity in flora (the southern coast of South Africa is rich in plant species) (Kemper et al. 1999). South Africa is also home to 43 mill...


Galvin, K.A.Thornton, Philip K.Boone, Randall B.Knapp, L.M.[North-West Province, South Africa: Communal and commercial livestock systems in transition]North-West Province, South Africa: Communal and commercial livestock systems in transition

Climate change will have far-reaching impacts on crop, livestock and fisheries production, and will change the prevalence of crop pests. Many of these impacts are already measurable. Climate impact studies are dominated by those on crop yields despite the limitations of climate-crop modelling, wi...


Campbell, Bruce M.Vermeulen, Sonja J.Aggarwal, Pramod K.Corner-Dolloff, CaitlinGirvetz, Evan H.Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana MaríaRamírez Villegas, JuliánRosenstock, Todd S.Sebastian, Leocadio S.Thornton, Philip K.Wollenberg, Eva K.[Reducing risks to food security from climate change]Reducing risks to food security from climate change

The world is under significant pressure. The human population is projected to increase by 30% over the next quarter of a century to reach 8.3 billion by 2030 (UNPP, 2008). During this period, in developing countries, there is likely to be a rapid increase in demand for livestock products, driven ...


Herrero, Mario T.Thornton, Philip K.[Mixed crop livestock systems in the developing world: present and future]Mixed crop livestock systems in the developing world: present and future

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