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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley, Sean Posey, Kathy Baylis, Daniel Osgood, Stuart Sweeney   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the impact of Spirulina platensis and organic trace minerals on the incidence of bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis lameness in broilers using an aerosol transmission model

Journal of Applied Poultry Research
SUMMARY: Spirulina platensis is an emerging poultry diet source due to its essential nutrition and bioactive ingredients. Spirulina microalgae confers beneficial effects on broiler's growth performance, immune response, and antioxidant activity.
Andi Asnayanti, Amer Hasan, Khawla Alharbi, Intisar Hassan, Walter Bottje, Samuel J. Rochell, Marco A. Rebollo, Michael T. Kidd, Adnan A.K. Alrubaye   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Space-use patterns highlight behavioural differences linked to lameness, parity, and days in milk in barn-housed dairy cows.

PLoS ONE, 2018
Lameness is a key health and welfare issue affecting commercial herds of dairy cattle, with potentially significant economic impacts due to the expense of treatment and lost milk production.
Jorge A Vázquez Diosdado, Zoe E Barker, Holly R Hodges, Jonathan R Amory, Darren P Croft, Nick J Bell, Edward A Codling   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic variation in dairy cattle claw health traits recorded by claw trimmers

, 2008
Claw health has been recorded by claw trimmers at trimming in Sweden since 1996, but data was then captured at each AI association. From 2003 data was captured by central scanning and entered directly to the national cow data base at the Swedish Dairy ...
Naeslund, Sandra
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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong, Metin Çakır, Qingxiao Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Lameness in Swine

, 2011
Sow lameness is a s ignificant welfa re issue and has major econo mic impacts for the U.S. swine industry. Lameness associated with painful joints and hock lesions is a common problem among sows housed in confinement; 1 in addition , lameness has been ...
Millman, S. T., Stalder, Kenneth, Johnson, Anna, Pairis, M. D., Karriker, Locke, Coetzee, J. F.   +5 more
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Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson, Sumadhur Shakya, Isaac Dubovoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep learning pose detection model for sow locomotion

Scientific Reports
Lameness affects animal mobility, causing pain and discomfort. Lameness in early stages often goes undetected due to a lack of observation, precision, and reliability.
Tauana Maria Carlos Guimarães de Paula, Rafael Vieira de Sousa, Marisol Parada Sarmiento, Ton Kramer, Edson José de Souza Sardinha, Leandro Sabei, Júlia Silvestrini Machado, Mirela Vilioti, Adroaldo José Zanella   +8 more
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“Blind as a Bat, Lame as a Duck, but... Smart as a Monkey”. Anthropomorphized Animals with Disabilities in Children’s Picture Books

, 2020
Les ouvrages de jeunesse sur le thème du handicap peuvent être un support pour accompagner les situations pédagogiques, en particulier dans le cadre de politiques inclusives. Vingt-huit albums destinés à des enfants âgés de trois à cinq ans, parus entre 2000 et 2016 et mettant en scène des animaux avec handicap ont été recensés.
Lemoine, Lise, Mietkiewicz, Marie-Claude, Schneider, Benoît   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source