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Accounting for Substitution: Improving Estimates of GHG Reductions From Cattle‐Based Product Demand Shifts

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Estimates of reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from lower demand for cattle‐based products must account for substitution effects. This study collected data through two surveys—one on ground beef and another on dairy milk—to evaluate substitution effects and potential GHG reductions.
Brandon R. McFadden, Sara Gardner Hedgecock, Lawton L. Nalley, Alvaro Durand‐Morat, Aaron Shew, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
wiley   +1 more source

Genome sequencing of the extinct Eurasian wild aurochs, Bos primigenius, illuminates the phylogeography and evolution of cattle [PDF]

, 2015
Background Domestication of the now-extinct wild aurochs, Bos primigenius, gave rise to the two major domestic extant cattle taxa, B. taurus and B. indicus.
A Achilli, A Achilli, A Esteve-Codina, A Gotherstrom, A Seguin-Orlando, A Vaysse, A Winter, AE Minoche, AJ Amaral, Alison Murphy, Amanda J. Lohan, Andrew T. Chamberlain, AV Zimin, B Grisart, B Grisart, BP Lewis, Brendan J. Loftus, C Gamba, C Glaser, Ceiridwen J. Edwards, CG Elsik, Charles Spillane, CJ Edwards, CJ Edwards, CJ Edwards, CJ Rubin, CJ Stevens, CM Leu, CS Troy, D Reich, Daniel G. Bradley, David A. Magee, David E. MacHugh, DE MacHugh, DG Bradley, DM Larkin, DP Toews, E Palkopoulou, E Svensson, EJ McTavish, EY Durand, H Jonsson, H Jonsson, H Li, H Zhang, HD Daetwyler, J Clutton-Brock, J Diamond, J Kantanen, J Lenstra, J Schibler, JA Guerra-Assuncao, JD Vigne, JE Decker, JK Pickrell, JK Pritchard, JS Pedersen, K Prufer, KA Moutou, Kévin Rue-Albrecht, L Orlando, L Perez-Pardal, LK Matukumalli, M Gautier, M Hofreiter, M Li, M Meyer, M Raghavan, M Rasmussen, M Schubert, MA DePristo, MA Greagg, MA Groenen, Mark T. Donoghue, Martin Braud, Matthew D. Teasdale, MJ Montague, N Murakami, N Patterson, NA Rosenberg, O Smith, Paul A. McGettigan, R Bollongino, R Chen, RA Gibbs, RE Green, RE Green, RH Meadow, RR Hudson, RT Loftus, S Bonfiglio, S Bonfiglio, S Bonfiglio, S Guindon, S Koks, S Paabo, S Qanbari, S Sawyer, Shuaishuai Tai, Stephen D E Park, Steven Schroeder, Tad S. Sonstegard, TH Lee, W McLaren, Y Benjamini, Yuan Liu   +105 more
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Consumer Valuation of Meat Alternatives and Labeling Policies: A Comparative Perspective

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates and compares US consumer perceptions and the impact of environmental, human health, and animal welfare information related to conventional meat on preferences for meat alternatives and labeling policies. Using the best–worst scaling method across 10 different burger alternatives, our results show that the meat burger is
Daniele Asioli, Wei Yang, Jia Han, Quoc Cuong Nguyen, Massimiliano Petracci, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Postal survey of contacts between cattle farms on the Isle of Lewis [PDF]

, 2010
The British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) database contains an unprecedented quantity of data on the movement of cattle within the UK. These data may be used to construct models of the contact structure of the UK cattle herd, for epidemiological ...
Heath, M. Fred, Vernon, Matthew C., Webb, Cerian R.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Defining postpartum uterine disease in cattle.

Theriogenology, 2006
Uterine function is often compromised in cattle by bacterial contamination of the uterine lumen after parturition, and pathogenic bacteria often persist, causing uterine disease, a key cause of infertility in cattle.
I. M. Sheldon, G. S. Lewis, S. LeBlanc, R. Gilbert   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumer Health Perceptions of Cows' Milk and Plant‐Based Milk Alternatives

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study used a best‐worst scale experiment to reveal consumers' beliefs about the healthiness of selected cows' milk and plant‐based milk products based on their nutrition panels. We find that while there is heterogeneity in health perceptions, consumers overwhelmingly select skim milk as the healthiest milk product. Additionally, the cows'
Danielle M. Kaminski, Wei Yang, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elements of IPM for Dairy Cattle in New York State [PDF]

, 2020
NYS IPM Type: Livestock IPM ElementsThis is a checklist of items to help you develop or analyze whether you use IPM for flies in your dairy operation. If the IPM practice listed below is used across the farm then check it off and give yourself the all ...
Waldron, Keith, Wise, Ken
core  

Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source