Norfolk livestockfarming 1250-1740 : a comparative study of manorial accounts and probate inventories
Agricultural productivity ; Arable land ; England ; Farm size ; Farming system ; Historical geography ; Livestock ; Livestockfarming ; Middle Age ; Modern period ; Norfolk ; Pastoral ; United Kingdom
The evidence of accounts and inventories reveals the continuity of developed and dynamic pastoral farming systems in Norfolk. From an early date, the distructive feature of livestockfarming was its close integration with arable farming, producing
Livestock, pastures, and the environment in the Kyrgyz republic, Central Asia
Agricultural land use ; Cattle ; Environment ; Farm ; Farming system ; Kyrgyzstan ; Livestock ; Livestockfarming ; Pastoral ; Pastureland ; Production system ; Sheep
During the Soviet period and its collective and state farm practices, livestock were kept well in excess of the carrying capacity of natural pastures and cultivated fodder areas. Since Kyrgyz independence, livestock numbers have fallen dramatically
The paper explores the extent of regional variations in farm financial performance in the livestock sector in Australia between 1984-85 and 1990-91. Widespread regional shifts are demonstrated. From a series of multivariate analyses, it is suggested
Livestock development in Somalia. A critical review
Development strategy ; Export ; Grazing ; Livestockfarming ; Pastoralism ; Production technique ; Somalia
Livestock development in Somalia has mostly focused on the provision of improved veterinary services, water supplies and marketing facilities, whilst range productivity, expressed in terms of the availability of range forage and improved methods
Placing livestock in landscape studies : pastures new or out to graze?
Cattle ; Landscape ; Livestock ; Relations between human and animal bodies ; Research ; United Kingdom
The paper reviews research on livestock and landscape. It argues that farm animals have started to occupy a central position in landscape studies, opening up many new pastures for research. Using the example of cattle in the UK, the AA. consider how
livestock have been understood as text, as social constructions and as beings with their own lives. In each case, they note how the position of farm animals is contested and there is a need for a diversity of theoretical approaches to understand
these differences. The article calls for academics, practitioners and policy-makers to pay greater attention to the myriad ways in which livestock and landscape are intertwined.
The Australian wool crisis: farm adjustment pressures and strategies. A case study of the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales
Australia ; Deregulation ; Economic strategy ; Farm ; Livestockfarming ; New South Wales ; Sheep
The primary management strategies adopted by the wool producers are identified. Three farm adjustment strategies are noted: extensification, diversification and expansion. Choice of farm strategy is dependent on the characteristics of both nthe
Establishing and managing waterpoints for village livestock. A guide for rural extension workers in the sudano-sahelian zone
Africa ; Livestock ; Livestockfarming ; Management ; Sahel ; Semi-arid area ; Village ; Water economics ; Water management ; Water needs ; Water supply ; Waterpoint
Protecting the snow leopard and enhancing farmers' livelihoods : a pilot insurance scheme in Baltistan
Discussion of a pilot insurance plan to save the snow leopard in Balistan, a district in the Pakistani-controlled sector of Jammu and Kashmir State, while protecting farmers from predatory losses to their livestock, tipically goats. Each farmer pays
a premium based on head of livestock. In addition, trekking expeditions focusing on the snow leopard contribute to the fund. The insurance fund is jointly managed by a village committee and Project Snow Leopard (PSL) staff. - (SLD)
Andes ; Argentina ; Livestockfarming ; Mountain ; Over-grazing ; Pastoral ; Soil erosion ; Tucumán
In these highlands between 2 000 and 3 500 m in the Province of Tucuman, grazing leads to erosion where livestock are concentrated. Erosion also occurs due to natural processes.―(DWG)