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Describes & analyses the "Mouton de Case" small scale sheep fattening system of Central Mali, with particular reference to ownership of sheep & extent of practice in the agro-pastoral & rainfed farming subsystems, relation between ownership of other livestock and keeping of "Mouton de Case"; mana...


Kolff, H.E.Wilson, R.T.[La production animale au Mali central: engraissement des ovins en petite exploitation, le "mouton de case"]La production animale au Mali central: engraissement des ovins en petite exploitation, le "mouton de case"

The objectives of this study were to: (a) estimate milk and beef yields obtained from cows grazing pastures in different stages of degradation; (b) estimate income losses as a result of the degradation process; (c) estimate the proportion of pasture areas found in each stage of degradation within...


Holmann, Federico J.Argel M., Pedro J.Rivas Ríos, LibardoWhite, D.Estrada, R.D.Burgos, C.Pérez, E.Ramírez, G.Medina, A.[Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras]Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras

The authors evaluate the impact of foot and mouth disease (FMD) and control of the disease in the Philippines using cost-benefit analysis. A scenario in which FMD control is maintained at recent levels with continued presence of the disease is compared to scenarios in which a publicly funded prog...


Randolph, Thomas F.Perry, Brian D.Benigno, C.C.Santos , I.J.Agbayani, A.L.Coleman, P.Webb, R.Gleeson, L.J.[The economic impact of foot and mouth disease control and eradication in the Philippines]The economic impact of foot and mouth disease control and eradication in the Philippines

A pilot study of the economic impact of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the countries and region of South-East Asia is described. Previous economic impact assessments are reviewed and summarised and a synthesis of these contributions is constructed. A framework for the future economic impact of t...


Perry, Brian D.Kalpravidh, W.Coleman, P.G.Horst, H.S.McDermott, John J.Randolph, Thomas F.Glesson, L.J.[The economic impact of foot and mouth disease and its control in South-East Asia: A preliminary assessment with special reference to Thailand]The economic impact of foot and mouth disease and its control in South-East Asia: A preliminary assessment with special reference to Thailand

The authors assess the economic imapct of the Pan-African Rinderpest Campaign (PARC). The PARC programme commenced in 1986 with the objective to control and ultimately eradicate rinderpest from Africa. From among the thirty-five countries that participated in PARC, ten countries were selected for...


Tambi, N.E.Maina, O.W.Mukhebi, A.W.Randolph, Thomas F.[Economic impact assessment of rinderpest control in Africa]Economic impact assessment of rinderpest control in Africa

A broad framework for the assessment of the economic impact of animal diseases and control of these diseases is described. Various levels of analysis are discussed, from the herd, to the household, the sector, the nation and the region. For each of these levels, methods of economic impact assessm...


Rushton, JonathanThornton, Philip K.Otte, M.J.[Methods of economic impact assessment]Methods of economic impact assessment

Objectives of this study were to compare costs and expected benefits of feed supplementation in cattle with alternative shrub legumes during the dry season using as a case study the hillsides of Central Nicaragua. The information used was gathered in a survey of 32 farms in the states of Boaco a...


Holmann, Federico J.Tiemann, Tassilo T.[Simulation of costs and benefits of supplementing milking cows with legumes during the dry season in two hillside regions of Nicaragua]Simulation of costs and benefits of supplementing milking cows with legumes during the dry season in two hillside regions of Nicaragua

This paper looks at the impact of the introduction of new soybean technologies on the clearing of natural vegetation (forest and savanna) in southern Brazil, the Brazilian Cerrado, and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The paper looks at how technological change interacted with other government policies and e...


Kaimowitz, D.Smith, J.[Soybean technology and the loss of natural vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia]Soybean technology and the loss of natural vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia

This book presents an empirical analysis of the development processes and the economic of Brazilian Amazon deforestation using a large data set of ecological and economic variables. It presents summary statistics and analyse trends for a number of important variables as well as developing econome...


Andersen, L.E.Granger, C.W.J.Reis, E.J.Weinhold, D.Wunder, Sven[The dynamic of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon]The dynamic of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon

Cattle raised in the Ghibe valley of southwest Ethiopia are exposed to medium to high levels of trypanosomiasis risk and are often given trypanocidal drugs. A benefit-cost analysis was undertaken to evaluate the financial and economic returns generated by cattle raised in the area under a systema...


Itty, P.Swallow, B.M.Rowlands, G.J.Mulatu, W.D'Ieteren, G.D.M.[The economics of village cattle production in a tsetse infested area of southwest Ethiopia]The economics of village cattle production in a tsetse infested area of southwest Ethiopia

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