The Economics of Livestock Disease Insurance ：Concepts, Issues and International Case Studies

Publication subTitle ：Concepts, Issues and International Case Studies

Author： Koontz   S.R.; Hoag   D.L.; Thilmany   D.D.; Green   J.W.; Grannis   J.L.  

Publisher： CABI Publishing‎

Publication year： 2006

E-ISBN: 9781845930172

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780851990774

Subject： F840.66 Agricultural, forestry insurance

Keyword： Soil Science Sedimentology Limnology (Freshwater) Fertilizers and Manures

Language： ENG

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Description

In 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.

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PART I: INTRODUCTION

1 Economics of Livestock Disease Insurance – Principles, Issues and Worldwide Cases

2 The Role of USDA-APHIS in Livestock Disease Management within the USA

PART II: BUILDING A LIVESTOCK INSURANCE PROGRAMME

3 The Role of Public Policy in Controlling Animal Disease

4 Incentive Compatibility in Risk Management of Contagious Livestock Diseases

5 Insurability Conditions and Livestock Disease Insurance

6 Issues Associated with US Livestock Disease Compensation in the 21st Century

7 Conceptual Issues in Livestock Insurance

8 Data Requirements for Domestic Livestock Insurance

PART III: THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE AND CASE STUDIES

9 Public and Private Schemes Indemnifying Epidemic Livestock Losses in the European Union: a Review

10 Designing Epidemic Livestock Insurance

11 The German System of Compensating Animal Keepers in Cases of Outbreaks of Animal Diseases

12 Managing the Risks and Impacts of Animal Diseases in the Australian Livestock Sector

13 Livestock Industry Insurance: Canada

14 The Current State of US Federally Supported Livestock Insurance

15 Livestock Disease Eradication Programmes and Farm Incentives: the Case of Bovine Tuberculosis

16 Economic Impacts of Eradicating Scrapie, Ovine Progressive Pneumonia and Johne's Disease on US Sheep, Lamb, Sheep Meat and Lamb Meat Markets

17 Understanding Broader Economic Effects of Livestock Insurance and Health Management: Impacts of Disease Outbreak on Allied Industries

18 US Livestock Industry's Views on Livestock Disease Insurance

19 Modelling the Impact of Compulsory Foot and Mouth Disease Insurance in the European Union

20 Investigating the Feasibility of Livestock Disease Insurance: a Case Study in US Aquaculture

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