Livestock economics, or the application of economic methods to optimizing the decisions made by livestock producers, grew to prominence around the turn of the 20th century. It focused on maximizing the yield of livestocks while maintaining a good ecosystem. Throughout the last century, the discipline expanded and the current scope of the discipline is much broader. Livestock economics today includes a variety of applied areas, having considerable overlap with conventional economics. It combines the technical aspects of livestock production with the business aspects of management, marketing and finance.
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the History of livestock and Animal Health economics, theory and tools for the economics of animal health and production, a review of the application of economics to animal diseases and health problems, and worldwide examples of economic analysis and policy making. It will be a valuable reference tool for students, who are preparing for a wide variety of exciting careers in the marketing of commodities sold and inputs purchased by agricultural producers; agricultural finance; and management of agribusinesses, farms and ranches.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Archana Ruhela
Archana Ruhela is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Punjab where she taught for 36 years in the Departments of Botany and Genetics and Cell Biology as well as the Conservation Biology Programme at the Institute for Social, Economic, and Ecological Sustainability, the Centre for Environmental Learning and Leadership, and the McArthur Programme in Global Change. She received her masters degree in botany and her Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Texas. At various times, she was a visiting scholar in Sweden, Indonesia, and China, as well as several universities and research institutions in the United States.Her research interests varied from isolation and characterisation of cell organelles (especially Mitochondria and the Golgi apparatus), the effects of air pollution on plant tissues, and land use planning and environmental policy. She has published approximately 60 scientific articles in different magazines and scientific journals. She has also authored books on Environmental Science, A Global Concern and Principles of Environmental Science, and also served as managing editor for the Environmental Encyclopaedia.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Malini Sinha
Dr. Malini Sinha, has been working in the field of animal husbandry and veterinary science for more than 15 years. A seasoned teacher, she holds bachelors degree in Zoology and Masters degree in Livestock Production and Management. She secured high marks in BSc and MSc Level and is a winner of many prestigious awards for academic excellence. Her areas of special interests include animal genetics & breeding, animal nutrition, livestock products technology, veterinary anatomy & histology, veterinary medicine and poultry science.Dr. Malini is a life-member of more than a dozen agricultural institutes and has chaired sessions in various national and international conferences in India and abroad. She has been instrumental in organising a number of awareness programmes for farmers at national level and has published many research papers and technical notes/abstracts, etc. in the journals of international repute.
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