Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2016, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (4): 501-512.doi: 10.1007/s11442-016-1282-3
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Guogang WANG, Guogang WANG*(), Jimin WANG, Chun YANG, Yufeng LIU
Received:
2015-10-20
Accepted:
2015-11-15
Online:
2016-04-25
Published:
2016-04-25
Contact:
Guogang WANG
E-mail:wangmingli@caas.cn
About author:
Author: Wang Guogang (1984-), PhD and Associate Professor, specialized in land sciences, agricultural economics and rural development. E-mail:
*Corresponding author: Wang Mingli (1968-), Professor, specialized in agricultural economics and policy.E-mail:
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Guogang WANG, Guogang WANG, Jimin WANG, Chun YANG, Yufeng LIU. Characteristics and influencing factors of grass-feeding livestock breeding in China: An economic geographical perspective[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2016, 26(4): 501-512.
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Table 1
Conversion standard parameters for the livestock unit of grass-feeding livestock (Kellogg et al., 2000; Wang, 2004)"
Main types of grass-feeding livestock | Proportion of livestock on hand (%) | Quantity of livestock in each livestock unit | Number of annual marketing batches | Annual time of livestock on hand (month/month) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dairy cow | Adult cow | 60 | 0.74 | - | 12/12 |
Calf | 15 | 4 | - | 5/12 | |
Replacement cattle | 25 | 0.94 | - | 12/12 | |
Beef cattle | Fattened cattle | 42 | 1.14 | 1.5 | - |
Bull | 2 | 1 | - | 12/12 | |
Calf | 13 | 4 | - | 5/12 | |
Reproducible cow | 43 | 1.14 | - | 12/12 | |
Sheep | Lamb | 15 | 12.97 | - | 4/12 |
Adult sheep | 85 | 6.98 | 1 | - |
Table 3
Effect estimation of influencing factors of changes of grass-feeding livestock breeding"
Variable | Total effect | Direct effect | Indirect effect |
---|---|---|---|
x1 | -0.033 | -0.019 | -0.014 |
x2 | 0.286*** | 0.266*** | 0.060** |
x3 | 0.391*** | 0.303*** | 0.088* |
x4 | -0.173*** | -0.097*** | -0.076 |
x5 | -1.328*** | -1.030*** | -0.298*** |
x6 | 0.486** | 0.283* | 0.203** |
x7 | -0.665** | -0.353*** | -0.312 |
x8 | -0.031 | -0.018 | -0.013 |
x9 | 0.222*** | 0.130*** | 0.092*** |
x10 | 0.169** | 0.098** | 0.071** |
x11 | 0.264*** | 0.154** | 0.110 |
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