Gridded livestock of the world, 2007

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wint William.
Corporate Authors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Group Author: Robinson Timothy P.
Published: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
Publisher Address: Rome
Publication Dates: 2007.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: 131 p.: col. maps ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9251057915
9789251057919
Index Number: S8
CLC: S8-1
Call Number: S8-1/W784
Contents: Donation.
"Recommended citation ... G.R.W. Wint and T.P. Robinson"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.