Conserving what's important: Using choice model scenarios to value local cattle breeds in East Africa

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 34-45

  Zander, Kerstin K ^a   Drucker, Adam G ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal genetic resources; Borana cattle; Choice experiment; Compensation payments; Consumer preference; In situ conservation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CATTLE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FERTILITY; GENETIC RESOURCE; LIVESTOCK; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 53649091748     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.01.023     Document Type: Article

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