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OverviewIn recent years the livestock sector has been hit by a number of high-profile diseases, such as BSE,Foot and Mouth Disease and Avian Influenza. These have had a devastating economic impact onlivestock producers and the broader livestock industry. One key response has been a growing interestin livestock disease insurance. However there is a need for greater understanding of private incentives,market impacts, and public policy perspectives on regional, national and international levels, if livestockinsurance products and complementary risk management programmes are to be developed.This book provides a balanced and broad-ranging overview of the economics of livestock diseaseinsurance. It covers both general issues and specific case studies drawn from the USA, Canada, Europeand Australia or focussing on specific issues. The book is unique in addressing this subject and willinterest readers in agricultural business and economics, veterinary science and the livestock sector. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Koontz (Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University) , Dana Hoag (Department of Agricultural and Resource, Economics, Colorado State University) , Dawn Thilmany (Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University) , John Green (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA)Publisher: CABI Publishing Imprint: CABI Publishing Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.862kg ISBN: 9780851990774ISBN 10: 0851990770 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 23 March 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1: Contributors 2: Acknowledgments PART I: INTRODUCTION 3: Economics of Livestock Disease Insurance - Principles,Issues, and Worldwide Cases, D L Hoag, D D Thilmany andS R Koontz, Colorado State University, USA 4: The Role of USDA-APHIS in Livestock Disease Management within the US, J L Grannis, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USA and M L Bruch, University of Tennessee, USA PART II: BUILDING A LIVESTOCK INSURANCE PROGRAM 5: The Role of Public Policy in Controlling Animal Disease,D A Sumner, J E Bervejillo and L Jarvis, University of California, USA 6: Incentive Compatibility in Risk Management of Contagious Livestock Diseases, B M Gramig, Michigan State University,USA, B J Barnett, University of Georgia, USA, J R Skees,University of Kentucky and J R Black, Michigan State University, USA 7: Insurability Conditions and Livestock Disease Insurance,S Shaik, B J Barnett, K H Coble, J C Miller and T Hanson,Mississippi State University, USA 8: Issues Associated with US Livestock Disease Compensation in the 21st Century, S Ott, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USA 9: Conceptual Issues in Livestock Insurance, C Turvey, Rutgers University, USA 10: Data Requirements for Domestic Livestock Insurance,J W Green, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USA,J L Driscoll, Watts and Associates Crop Insurance Division,USA and M L Bruch 11: Public and Private Schemes Indemnifying Epidemic Livestock Losses in the European Union: A Review, M A P M vanAsseldonk, M P M Meuwissen, R B M Huirne and E Wilkens 12: Designing Epidemic Livestock Insurance, M P MMeuwissen, M A P M van Asseldonk, J R Skees andR B M Huirne, Wageningen University, The Netherlands 13: The German System of Compensating Animal Keepers in Cases of Outbreaks of Animal Diseases, H-J Batza, Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture,Germany 14: Managing the Risks and Impacts of Animal Diseases in the Australian Livestock Sector, G B Neumann, Geoff Neumann and Associates Pty Ltd, Australia and R C Keogh, Animal Health Australia 15: Livestock Industry Insurance: Canada, B Stephen and T Epps, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada 16: The Current State of US Federally-Supported Livestock Insurance, C Hart, Iowa State University, USA 17: Livestock Disease Eradication Programs and Farm Incentives: The Case of Bovine Tuberculosis, C A Wolf,Michigan State University, USA 18: Economic Impacts of Eradicating Scrapie, Ovine Progressive Pneumonia, and Johne's Disease on US Sheep, Lamb, Sheep Meat, and Lamb Meat Markets, A H Seitzinger, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USA, PL Paarlberg and JG Lee, Purdue Uni, USA 19: Understanding Broader Economic Effects of Livestock Insurance and Health Management: Impacts of Disease Outbreak on Allied Industries, J Pritchett, Colorado StateUniversity, USA, D Thilmany and K Johnson 20: US Livestock Industry's Views on Livestock DiseaseInsurance, J L Grannis, J W Green and M L Bruch 21: Modeling the Impact of Compulsory Foot and Mouth Disease Insurance in the European Union, T Jansson,University of Bonn, Germany, B Norell and E Rabinowicz,Swedish Institute for Food and Agricultural Economics,Sweden 22: Investigating the Feasibility of Livestock Disease Insurance:A Case Study in US Aquaculture, K H Cobel, T R Hanson,S H Sempier, S Shaik and J C Miller, Mississippi State University, USAReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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