Health and Animal Agriculture in Developing Countries (Natural Resource Management and Policy Book 36)

Uses case studies from Southeast Asia and Africa to address the economic and epidemiological principles associated with the control of livestock disease Proposes policies to create sustainable and profitable animal production, protect human and environmental health, enhance livelihood of smallholders and meet consumer needs Provides an overview of the current state of animal agriculture This book provides an overview of the state of animal agriculture and present methodologies and proposals to develop policies that result in sustainable and profitable animal production that will protect human and environmental health, enhance livelihood of smallholders and meet consumer needs. The book combines lessons of the past, factual foundation to understand the present, analytical tools to design and improve policies, case studies that provide both empirical grounding and applications of some of the strategies suggested in this book, and finally, a proposal for the way forward. The book is divided into five parts. The first section of the book will provide an analysis of the evolution of animal agriculture in the context of the development of farming systems over the years. The second part of the book will provide an overview of some of the major strands of literature on the economics and health of animal agriculture. The third and fourth sections of the book emphasize an important case study, avian influenza with applications in Southeast Asia and Africa. Finally, the book summarizes the state of knowledge and current trajectory of animal agriculture and provides policy recommendations to both control animal disease and support research that would lead to prosperous, sustainable animal agriculture in the future. This volume contains contributions from leading researchers in agricultural economics environmental economics, veterinary science, and natural resource management and will be of interest to academics and students in those fields as well as policy-makers in government or international organizations that focus on animal agriculture, health and the environment. Publisher's note Introduction / David Zilberman [and Others] -- The Eradication Of Bovine Tuberculosis In The United States In A Comparative Perspective / Alan L. Olmstead And Paul W. Rhode -- The Evolution Of Animal Agricultural Systems And Supply Chains: Theory And Practice / Jennifer Ifft And David Zilberman -- The Economics Of Zoonotic Diseases: An Application To Avian Flu / David Zilberman [and Others] -- Animal Disease And The Industrialization Of Agriculture / David A. Hennessy And Tong Wang -- Dynamic Perspectives On The Control Of Animal Disease: Merging Epidemiology And Economics / Richard D. Horan, Christopher A. Wolf, And Eli P. Fenichel -- Border Inspection And Trade Diversion: Risk Reduction Vs. Risk Substitution / Qiong Wang, Eli P. Fenichel, And Charles A. Perrings -- The Cost Of Saving A Statistical Life: A Case For Influenza Prevention And Control / Thomas W. Sproul [and Others] --^ The Effect Of Social Norms And Economic Considerations On Purchases Of Chicken / Amir Heiman, Bruce Mcwilliams, And David Zilberman -- Epidemiology Of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Strain Type H5n1 / Guillaume Fournié, Will De Glanville, And Dirk Pfeiffer -- Mathematical Models Of Infectious Diseases In Livestock: Concepts And Application To The Spread Of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Strain Type H5n1 / Guillaume Fournié [and Others] -- Large-scale Vaccination For The Control Of Avian Influenza: Epidemiological And Financial Implications / Jan Hinrichs And Joachim Otte -- Poultry Movement And Sustained Hpai Risk In Cambodia / Maria D. Van Kerkhove -- Ai Insurance/indemnification: The Canadian Experience And Its Application To Developing Regions / Robert Burden -- Understanding Knowledge, Attitude, Perceptions, And Practices For Hpai Risks And Management Options Among Kenyan Poultry Producers / Marites Tiongco [and Others] --^ Controlling Animal Disease In Africa / Karl M. Rich And Brian D. Perry -- Promoting Rural Livelihoods And Public Health Through Poultry Contracting: Evidence From Thailand / Samuel Heft-neal [and Others] -- Micro Contracting And The Smallholder Poultry Supply Chain In Lao Pdr / Drew Behnke, David Roland-holst, And Joachim Otte -- Poultry Sector Transition In Cambodia / Samuel Heft-neal, David Roland-holst, And Joachim Otte -- Avian Influenza In China: Consumer Perception Of Ai And Their Willingness To Pay For Traceability Labeling / Yanhong Jin And Jianhong Mu -- Conclusion / David Zilberman [and Others]. David Zilberman ... [et Al.], Editors. Series Numbering From Publisher's Website. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-6 The Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis in the United States in a Comparative Perspective....Pages 7-30 The Evolution of Animal Agricultural Systems and Supply Chains: Theory and Practice....Pages 31-56 Front Matter....Pages 57-57 The Economics of Zoonotic Diseases: An Application to Avian Flu....Pages 59-76 Animal Disease and the Industrialization of Agriculture....Pages 77-99 Dynamic Perspectives on the Control of Animal Disease: Merging Epidemiology and Economics....Pages 101-118 Border Inspection and Trade Diversion: Risk Reduction vs. Risk Substitution....Pages 119-134 The Cost of Saving a Statistical Life: A Case for Influenza Prevention and Control....Pages 135-141 The Effect of Social Norms and Economic Considerations on Purchases of Chicken....Pages 143-157 Front Matter....Pages 159-159 Epidemiology of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Strain Type H5N1....Pages 161-182 Mathematical Models of Infectious Diseases in Livestock: Concepts and Application to the Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Strain Type H5N1....Pages 183-205 Large-Scale Vaccination for the Control of Avian Influenza: Epidemiological and Financial Implications....Pages 207-231 Poultry Movement and Sustained HPAI Risk in Cambodia....Pages 233-263 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 AI Insurance/Indemnification: The Canadian Experience and Its Application to Developing Regions....Pages 267-279 Understanding Knowledge, Attitude, Perceptions, and Practices for HPAI Risks and Management Options Among Kenyan Poultry Producers....Pages 281-304 Controlling Animal Disease in Africa....Pages 305-325 Promoting Rural Livelihoods and Public Health Through Poultry Contracting: Evidence from Thailand....Pages 327-351 Micro Contracting and the Smallholder Poultry Supply Chain in Lao PDR....Pages 353-370 Poultry Sector Transition in Cambodia....Pages 371-389 Avian Influenza in China: Consumer Perception of AI and their Willingness to Pay for Traceability Labeling....Pages 391-399 Front Matter....Pages 401-401 Conclusion....Pages 403-407 Back Matter....Pages 409-420 This book provides an overview of the state of animal agriculture. It proposes policies to create sustainable and profitable animal production, protect human and environmental health, enhance livelihood of smallholders and meet consumer needs