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CATTLE FEEDER BEHAVIOR AND FEEDER CATTLE PLACEMENTS [PDF]

Cattle feeders appear irrational when they place cattle on feed when projected profit is negative. Long futures positions appear to offer superior returns to cattle feeding investment.
Kastens, Terry L., Schroeder, Ted C.
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Dual origins of dairy cattle farming--evidence from a comprehensive survey of European Y-chromosomal variation [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Diversity patterns of livestock species are informative to the history of agriculture and indicate uniqueness of breeds as relevant for conservation.
Ginja, Catarina, L. Pérez Pardal, Lucía Pérez-Pardal, Gama, Luis T., Daniel G Bradley, Ceiridwen J. Edwards, European Cattle Genetic Diversity Consortium, Ceiridwen J Edwards, Frauke Stock, Edwards, C.J., Lenstra, J.A., Isaäc J Nijman, Kantanen, J., Nijman, Isaäc J., Gautier 1, Mathieu, Juha Kantanen, Nijman, I.J., J. Kantanen, Johannes A Lenstra, Levéziel, Hubert, H., Pérez-Pardal, Lucía, Bradley, D.G., Levéziel, Hubert, F. Stock, Moazami-Goudarzi, Katayoun, Penedo, M. Cecilia T., Laloë, Denis, I. J. Nijman, M. C. T. Penedo, Ginja, C., Luis T. Gama, Tresset, A., M Cecilia T Penedo, null null, Luis T Gama, Isaäc J. Nijman, Moazami Goudarzi, Katayoun, D. G. Bradley, Daniel G. Bradley, Lenstra, Johannes A., Penedo, M.C., Johannes A. Lenstra, Catarina Ginja, Bradley, Daniel G., C. Ginja, Anne Tresset, Gama, L.T., J. A. Lenstra, Oulmouden, Ahmad, Stock, Frauke, Perez-Pardal, L., Stock, F., A. Tresset, Dolf, Gaudenz, M. Cecilia T. Penedo, C. J. Edwards, L. T. Gama, Kantanen, Juha, G. Ceriotti, Edwards, Ceiridwen J., Tresset, Anne, Edwards Ceiridwen J., Bradley Daniel G., Tresset Anne, Penedo M. Cecilia T., Stock Frauke, Gama Luis T., Pérez-Pardal Lucía, Nijman Isaäc J., Ginja Catarina, Kantanen Juha, Lenstra Johannes A.   +71 more
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Livelihood Diversification as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change and Household Food Security of Livestock Holders in Pakistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rural farm households continue to face significant risks from climate change, resulting in many of them diversifying their livelihood sources into other income‐generating activities to increase their incomes and improve food and nutrition security. In this study, we examine the drivers and impact of farm households' participation in livelihood
Mahwish Arshad, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Ex-post Evaluation of Geomembrane Biodigesters to Treat Organic Residuals in Mountain Ecosystems

Agrisost, 2017
The economic and financial efficiency of two 10 m3 geomembrane biodigesters to treat swine and cattle residuals was evaluated. The study took place at the Cooperative of Credits and Services (CCS) of the municipality of Cumanayagua, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Its
Yanet Pérez González , Milagros C Mata Varela   +1 more
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Do More Open Economies Export Less Diversely in Brazilian Agribusiness?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper asks whether municipalities with a larger export‐to‐revenue ratio display a more concentrated bundle of exported goods in Brazilian agribusiness. Recent advances in export imputation for Brazilian municipalities allow for an analysis of the concentration profile of each municipality and its association with export openness.
Alan Leal, Michelle Marcia Viana Martins
wiley   +1 more source

Indirect Effects of Cattle Trampling on the Structure of Fruit-Feeding Butterfly Assemblages Inhabiting Restinga Forests in Southern Brazil

Diversity
The impacts of anthropogenic activities are increasing at alarming rates, leading to biodiversity loss and the displacement of native habitats. One of the main contributors to human disturbances is livestock farming, which degrades native habitats ...
Cristiano Agra Iserhard, Taiane Schwantz, Mariana Centeno Gallo, Marco Silva Gottschalk, Kauane Maiara Bordin   +4 more
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Cattle Accumulation and Land Use Intensification by Households in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]

In developing countries across the globe the impact of livestock on deforestation levels has been profound. This paper explores the role of the cattle industry in household decision making for small landholders in the Brazilian Amazon.
Caviglia-Harris, Jill L.
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Weather Attention in Online Discourse and Price Uncertainty in Agricultural Futures Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather is a central determinant of production risk in agricultural markets, but markets respond not only to weather conditions themselves, but also to how those conditions are noticed, framed, and interpreted in public discourse. In this setting, real‐time online weather discussions may shape price uncertainty by influencing how market ...
Mario A. Ortez, Olga Isengildina Massa, Michael Liam Smith, Nicole Olynk Widmar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Domestic and External Drivers of Brazilian Pork Price Volatility Under Russian Trade Policies

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how Russian trade policies and domestic factors influence the volatility of Brazilian live swine prices from 2004 to 2019. We employ a DCC‐MGARCH framework, along with volatility impulse‐response functions and the connectedness approach, to analyze time‐varying co‐movement and dynamic volatility spillovers across pork ...
Gabriel Rosero, Tinoush Jamali Jaghdani, Bernhard Brümmer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

HUMAN UROGENITAL MYIASIS CAUSED BY CHRYSOMYIA BEZZIANA [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 1978
Myiasis caused by the larvae of C.bezziana has been reported in man, cattle, cats, water buffalo, sheep, goats, horses, donkeys, dogs, camels and elephants from Asia and Africa.
T.Jdalayer, M.Maleki, M.Moghtaderi   +2 more
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