Global livestock production systems.

摘要: Informed livestock sector policy development and priority setting is heavily dependent on a good understanding of production systems. In collaborative effort between the Food Agriculture Organization International Livestock Research Institute, stock has been taken where we have come from in agricultural systems classification mapping; current state art; directions which research data collection efforts need to take future. The book also addresses issues relating intensity scale production, moving what done how it done. The intensification an area particular importance, for intensive that changes are occurring most rapidly information needed implications may livelihoods, poverty alleviation, animal diseases, public health environmental outcomes. A series case studies provided, linking rural livelihoods examples application system maps drawn now future; livestock's impact global environment; health; livelihoods. This provides formal reference Version 5 map, revised estimates numbers poor keepers, by country system. These freely available download via FAO's web pages: www.fao.org/AG/againfo/resources/en/glw/home.html. It hoped this publication will stimulate further work field encourage use analysis.