This paper examines the adoption of two herd health control programmes designed for dairy smallholders in Central Thailand - for mastitis and for reproductive disease. The impact of adoption on private and social welfare is measured using the Policy Analysis Matrix. For adopters of the mastitis a...
Hall, D.C.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Interventions in animal health: economic analysis of the adoption of herd health risk management programmes in smallholder dairy farms in central Thailand]
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Interventions in animal health: economic analysis of the adoption of herd health risk management programmes in smallholder dairy farms in central Thailand
A framework for the impact assessment of disease control strategies for Newcastle disease (ND) is discussed. This includes linking epidemiological and economic data to predict the relative impact of different control interventions at different levels from farm to region. Epidemiological transmis...
McDermott, John J.
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Coleman, P.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Methods for assessing the impact of infectious diseases of livestock - their role in improving the control of Newcastle disease in Southern Africa]
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Methods for assessing the impact of infectious diseases of livestock - their role in improving the control of Newcastle disease in Southern Africa
Smith, J.
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Weber, G.K.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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[Systems dynamics and heterogeneity: the key to unlocking West Africa`s potential? the case of maize in Nigeria]
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Systems dynamics and heterogeneity: the key to unlocking West Africa`s potential? the case of maize in Nigeria
Seré Rabé, Carlos
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Estrada, R.D.
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Ferguson, John E.
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[Estudios de adopción e impacto en pasturas tropicales]
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Estudios de adopción e impacto en pasturas tropicales
Aníbal, VW
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[Aspectos de la economía de producción y comercialización del arroz en América Latina]
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Aspectos de la economía de producción y comercialización del arroz en América Latina
This paper demonstrates the usefulness and importance of an holistic approach in analysing complex production systems. It determines the optimum stocking rate and species mix that will maximise profit and compare this with the biological optimum stocking rate and species mix and; the effects of o...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Economic Analysis of mixed grazing by sheep and goats in a semi-arid environment]
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Economic Analysis of mixed grazing by sheep and goats in a semi-arid environment
The potential for increasing the economic contribution of small ruminants in Asia is discussed in the context of their wide distribution across ecosystems, value as genetic resources, productivity, significance of ownership, economic relevance, production and post-production. Approximately 57 per...
Devendra, C.
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[Opportunities for increasing the economic contribution of small ruminants in Asia]
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Opportunities for increasing the economic contribution of small ruminants in Asia
Staal, Steven J.
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Wolff, T.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Waitnaka, M.
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Njoroge, L.
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Kruska, R.L.
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[Spatial econometric analysis of farmer strategies: An application to feeding practices on smallholder Kenyan dairy farms]
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Spatial econometric analysis of farmer strategies: An application to feeding practices on smallholder Kenyan dairy farms
The Animal Production Systems Research (APSR) was introduced to sub-Saharan African National Agricultural Research Systems (NARs) in mid-1980's by the International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs) and donors. APRS was accepted by NARs after realizing that the traditional on-station research...
Estrada, R.D.
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Paladines M., Osvaldo L.
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[Evaluación económica de la producción de carne en el trópico bajo pastoreo y con aplicación de nitrógeno]
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Evaluación económica de la producción de carne en el trópico bajo pastoreo y con aplicación de nitrógeno