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Gridded livestock of the world, 2007/ William Wint and Timothy Robinson.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007.Description: 131 p. : ill., col. maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9251057915
  • 9789251057919
Contained works:
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ORG SF140.S72 W55 2007
Contents:
Why map livestock? -- Livestock diversity -- Which features to map? -- Disaggregating population data -- Data prediction and extrapolation -- Subnational livestock statistics -- Agricultural census methods -- Under-representation -- Data suppression -- FAO global livestock information system -- Data archive structure and processing --Supplementary and missing -- data -- Masking land suitable for livestock -- Modelling livestock distribution -- A worked example: Africa -- Standardizing predicted distributions -- Predictor variable -- Results -- Distribution of Bovine species -- Distribution of Small Ruminant species -- Distribution of Pig species -- Distribution of Poultry species -- Applications -- Livestock biomass -- Livestock projections -- Livestock production estimates -- Livestock production balance -- Livestock movement -- Livestock disease assessment -- Livestock disease risk mapping -- Environmental impact analysis -- Spatial targeting of interventions -- Challenges and future directions.
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Why map livestock? -- Livestock diversity -- Which features to map? -- Disaggregating population data -- Data prediction and extrapolation -- Subnational livestock statistics -- Agricultural census methods -- Under-representation -- Data suppression -- FAO global livestock information system -- Data archive structure and processing --Supplementary and missing -- data -- Masking land suitable for livestock -- Modelling livestock distribution -- A worked example: Africa -- Standardizing predicted distributions -- Predictor variable -- Results -- Distribution of Bovine species -- Distribution of Small Ruminant species -- Distribution of Pig species -- Distribution of Poultry species -- Applications -- Livestock biomass -- Livestock projections -- Livestock production estimates -- Livestock production balance -- Livestock movement -- Livestock disease assessment -- Livestock disease risk mapping -- Environmental impact analysis -- Spatial targeting of interventions -- Challenges and future directions.

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