Livestock
Livestock is commonly defined as domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to those that are bred for consumption, while other times it refers only to farmed ruminants, such as cattle, sheep and goats. Horses are considered livestock in the United States. The USDA classifies pork, veal, beef, and lamb as livestock and all livestock as red meat. Poultry and fish are not included in the category.The breeding, maintenance, and slaughter of livestock, known as animal husbandry, is …
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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 13 June 2024 English
Quarterly Reports to the CPR UNEA website Did you know? 80 per cent of agricultural land is used for livestock feed. .st1 { fill: #FFFFFF; } Subscribe to the UNEP newsletter © 2024 UNEP Terms of Use Privacy Report …
ISET-PI: Iset Policy Institute · 29 April 2024 English
After the introduction of the floating tariff, importing wheat became more expensive, and the import price gap between wheat flour and wheat decreased to 22 percent by the end of …
of poor quality and instead used for feeding livestock. It is essential to invest in research and development …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 25 April 2024 English
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events in Pakistan.
leading to a substantial decrease in crop and livestock productivity. During June–August 2022, torrential … 300,774 467,979 – = none or negligible. Note: Livestock constitutes 60.6% of agricultural production value … economy. It is difficult to assess damage to livestock from the satellite images obtained as the analysis …
RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 25 April 2024 English
Emerging Scenario and the Need for Renewed Attention to the Agriculture Sector in the BIMSTEC Region In spite of its declining share in the GDP, agriculture continues to remain a …
increasingly so, in the non-crop sub-sectors such as livestock, poultry and fisheries. Indeed, the share of non-crop … 22.4 per cent while those of animal farming (livestock and poultry) and forest and related sub- sectors … in BIMSTEC Region established that ruminating livestock creates methane gas emissions. Further, a kilogram … source, data from the state-run Department of Livestock Services (DLS) has been taken. Rome of Italy-based … 2018-19 25% 52% 12% 11% Crop & Horculture Poultry & Livestock Forestry Fisheries Source: Author’s compilation …
World Bank Group · 25 April 2024 English
nutrient use efficiency, and (d) Sustainable livestock. Subcomponent 2.1. Sustainable line of credit … nutrient use efficiency, and (iv) Sustainable livestock. Subcomponent 2.2. Partial credit guarantee for … through the credit lines, include: Sustainable livestock farming, Productive transformation, Water resources … productive activities that include management of livestock, forestry, etc. Given the nature of the investment …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 25 April 2024 English
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program recognizes the unique climate impacts experienced by its member countries.
policies and practices; (ii) changing farming and livestock practices to reduce GHG emissions and husbandry; …
World Bank Group · 25 April 2024 English
stakeholders included the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries; farmers, agribusiness enterprises …
CSEP: Centre for Social and Economic Progress · 25 April 2024 English
The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) conducts in-depth, policy-relevant research and provides evidence- based recommendations to the challenges facing India and the world. [...] CSEP is based in …
restoring existing but degraded forest land and livestock open forests (7.4 million ha). The rest would … developing countries because of poor water avail- from livestock through improved cattle feed (e.g., 21 According …
