This article investigates price relationships in the Russian meat markets in 2011-2017. We use vector autoregression specifications to predict the transmission between consumer, producer, and import prices in the Russian pork, beef, and poultry markets. We consider the possible effects of...

This paper explores the impact of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing on observed bird abundance, based on about 700 million individual birdwatcher records over 60 years in the U.S. Among the 50 listed species investigated, we find that 28 species experience a decline while 22 species...

Although extensive studies have been carried out on ascites syndrome (AS) in broilers, the pathogenesis of this syndrome remains unclear. In this study, the AS model was successfully developed, and lung tissues of three AS broilers and three healthy broilers were obtained for RNA sequencing...

Production of livestock, poultry, and dairy are private sector-led industries contributing a third of the agricultural sector's output, despite relative neglect in terms of government support. The dual outbreak of African Swine Fever in 2019 and COVID19 pandemic in 2020 has renewed government...

This benchmarking study is undertaken to compare domestic performance of LPD industries in the Philippines, with other large LPD producers and consumers in Asia, namely China, Thailand, and Vietnam, supplemented with figures from major global players. In the case of swine, in the Philippines,...

The South African poultry industry plays an important food security contributory role, hence, consumer and producer interests ought to be accounted for in order to maintain the long term value of the industry in the presence of import competition. This study used the Error Correction Model (ECM)...

This report reviews some of the accomplishments of the Global Program for Avian Influenza Control and Human Pandemic Preparedness and Response (GPAI). This multisectoral program comprised 72 projects in 60 developing countries in all regions and received $1.3 billion in financing from the World...