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Book SynopsisIllustrated with review studies on animal health economics, this book presents information on the most important economic tools applied to livestock, covering both theory and practical applications. Topics covered include gross margin analysis, partial budgeting, investment and financial appraisal and cost-benefit analysis. There are also sections on decision tree analysis, optimisation methods, value chain analysis, new institutional economics, DALYs and a range of policy analysis tools. International experts contribute on important theoretical and practical aspects of animal health and production economics, with global themes on livestock and poverty.
Table of Contents1: What Is Economics And How Is It Useful? 2: Livestock Production Economics 3: Economics Of Controlling Livestock Diseases: Basic Theory 4: Data Collection 5: Different Methods Of Livestock Data Collection Methods 6: Economic Analysis Tools 7: Modelling And The Generation Of Information 8: Optimisation Methods For Assisting Policy Decisions On Endemic Diseases 9: Tools That Going Beyond The Enterprise Farm Or Business Level 10: Tools For Assessing The Price And Market Impacts Of Livestock Policies 11: The New Institutional Economics And THE Assessment OF Animal Disease Control 12: Social And Culture Factors 13: The Economics Of Zoonoses And Their Control 14: Livestock Populations And Production Systems 15: The Main Livestock Diseases 16: Diseases Of Large Ruminants 17: Diseases Of Small Ruminants 18: Diseases Of Pigs 19: Diseases Of Poultry 20: Livestock Policy And Poverty Reduction - Experiences From The Developing World 21: Economics In Animal Health Policy Making In Northern Ireland 22: Animal Diseases Management In A New Livestock Trade Environment: The Case Of Chile 23: Decision Making, Scales And Quality Of Economic Evaluations For The Control Of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) 24: Animal Health Policy In South Asia: What Can Economic Analysis Contribute 25: Approaches To Economic Analyses And Implications For Policy Issues In South East Asia Results From Three Case Studies In Crop- Animal Systems 1: What Is Economics And How Is It Useful? 2: Livestock Production Economics 3: Economics Of Controlling Livestock Diseases: Basic Theory 4: Data Collection 5: Different Methods Of Livestock Data Collection Methods 6: Economic Analysis Tools 7: Modelling And The Generation Of Information 8: Optimisation Methods For Assisting Policy Decisions On Endemic Diseases 9: Tools That Going Beyond The Enterprise Farm Or Business Level 10: Tools For Assessing The Price And Market Impacts Of Livestock Policies 11: The New Institutional Economics And THE Assessment OF Animal Disease Control 12: Social And Culture Factors 13: The Economics Of Zoonoses And Their Control 14: Livestock Populations And Production Systems 15: The Main Livestock Diseases 16: Diseases Of Large Ruminants 17: Diseases Of Small Ruminants 18: Diseases Of Pigs 19: Diseases Of Poultry 20: Livestock Policy And Poverty Reduction - Experiences From The Developing World 21: Economics In Animal Health Policy Making In Northern Ireland 22: Animal Diseases Management In A New Livestock Trade Environment: The Case Of Chile 23: Decision Making, Scales And Quality Of Economic Evaluations For The Control Of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) 24: Animal Health Policy In South Asia: What Can Economic Analysis Contribute 25: Approaches To Economic Analyses And Implications For Policy Issues In South East Asia Results From Three Case Studies In Crop- Animal Systems
