Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

Original Research

Published on 20 Oct 2025

Animal performance and methane emissions in feedlot vs, traditional pastoral systems with concentrate supplementation for Tanzanian Short Horn Zebu and Boran cattle

Angello J. Mwilawa
Endale B. Gurmu
Martin R. Weisbjerg
Germana H. Laswai
Jane Poole
Claudia Arndt

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15238

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2025

When the state arrived in Maasailand and the Maasai became citizens, farmers, and conservationists to remain pastoralists

Edith Benedict Mhina
Thorsten Treue
Rose Peter Kicheleri
Jumanne Moshi Abdallah

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15192

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2025

Livestock marketing practices and determinants of livestock market supply among pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in the arid and semi-arid areas of Ethiopia

Rahmeto Abebe
Abate Yesigat
Nigussie Afesha
Akalewold Fedilu
Mulye Girma
Yaynabeba Abayneh
Haile Welearegay
Mebratu Mulatu

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14402

Perspective

Published on 30 Sep 2025

Roadmap for a participatory observatory for rangeland monitoring based on image analysis

S. Taugourdeau
M. Machdoud
O. Diatta
I. Sebari
Kenza Ait El Kadi
R. F. Hammouda
Soufiane El Aayadi
M. H. Assouma
Y. Dallahi
A. A. Diouf

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15261

Review

Published on 30 Sep 2025

Beyond resource scarcity: developing an integrated framework for analysing farmer-herder conflicts in the Global South

Evans Amoako Amoah
Julian Bloomer
Tom Campbell

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15245

Original Research

Published on 29 Sep 2025

Breeding practices and trait preferences among smallholder cattle keepers in Somalia: a participatory survey

Daha Hussein Mumin
Sadia Salal Mohamed
Mahad Adan Abdullahi
Shafii Abdullahi Mohamed
Abdirahman A. Ali
Peter C. Thomson

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15139

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Governing digital innovation in livestock systems: institutional gaps and coordination challenges in Benin

Christine Ogoudou
Soulé Akinhola Adéchian
Janvier Egah
Mohamed Nasser Baco
Alassan Assani Seidou
Hilaire S. Sanni Worogo
Ibrahim Traoré Alkoiret

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15108

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Pastoral transitions in West Africa: analysis of factors influencing herders’ sedentarization in northern Benin

Agbatan Marc Koutchoro
Soulé Akinhola Adéchian
Laurent Gbenato Houessou
Alain Sèakpo Yaoitcha
Youssouf Toure
Ismail Moumouni-Moussa

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15199

Original Research

Published on 15 Sep 2025

Mapping risks and landscapes: conservation insights for Italian small ruminant populations

Arianna Bionda
Alessio Negro
Silverio Grande
Paola Crepaldi

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14997

Original Research

Published on 11 Sep 2025

Adaptive foraging strategies of indigenous and exotic cattle breeds in semi-arid communal rangelands: implications for bush encroachment and climate resilience

Mhlangabezi Slayi
Monde Rapiya

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15124

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Resisting uncertainty: transhumant pastoralism and socio-ecological transitions in the Argentine Andes

Oscar Humberto Soto

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15081

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

Perceiving the climate crisis: pastoral futures and ecosystem compensation in post-socialist Mongolia

Nicola Imoli

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15020

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Rethinking climate impacts and livestock emissions through transhumant pastoralism in Jammu and Kashmir

Irfan Ali Banka
Muzamil Rashid
Ramesh Sahani

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14926

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Goat transhumance in Mediterranean Turkey: characterization and key factors driving its transformation

Sezen Ocak Yetişgin
Selime Canan

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14939

Brief Research Report

Published on 08 Aug 2025

Eco-cultural perspectives on plant diversity and NDVI in mountain pastures: a comparative study of Finail Valley (Italy) and Vercenik Valley (Turkey)

Oguz Kemal Basar
Emin Ugurlu
Camilla Wellstein

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15222

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2025

Camel calf diseases, life-threatening challenges, and associated risk factors in Isiolo and Marsabit counties, Kenya

Florence Karimi Thiakunu
Bernard Njehia
Purity Nguhiu
Joshua Arimi
James Kirimi

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14696

Original Research

Published on 29 Jul 2025

Community-based breeding programs and animal health interventions in the extensive production system of Ethiopia: a political economy and stakeholder analysis

Assemu Tesfa
Mengistie Taye
Aynalem Haile
Zerihun Nigussie
Dina Najir
Shigdaf Mekuriaw
Chekole Demis
Asmamaw Duressa
Gelano Gehano
Tsegaye Dussie

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14741

Original Research

Published on 25 Jul 2025

Thermoregulatory and biochemical responses of indigenous sheep and goats to naturally saline water under the pastoral system, a study at the Mid-Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Diriba Tulu
Mengistu Urge Letta
Yesihak Yusuf Mummed
Feyisa Hundessa
Dinaol Belina Kitila

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14829

Original Research

Published on 25 Jul 2025

Impacts of cattle farming practices and associated livestock systems on energy balances and greenhouse gas emissions in the municipality of Paragominas - State of Pará - Amazonia

Darlena Caroline da Cruz Corrêa
René Poccard-Chapuis
Vincent Blanfort
Jean-Luc Bochu
Philippe Lescoat

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14461

Brief Research Report

Published on 17 Jul 2025

Seasonal changes in the yield and composition of camel milk in Mongolia

Bolormaa Tsognemekh
Ganzorig Sumiya
Takai Shinji
Horiuchi Motohiro
Nyam-Osor Purevdorj

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14815

Original Research

Published on 15 Jul 2025

Farmers knowledge, attitude, and practices towards compliance with beef safety standard practices in Uganda

Patrick Okello
John Ilukor
Kanifa Kamatara
Nelson Turyahabwe

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.13991

Original Research

Published on 10 Jul 2025

The Community Land Act and the subdivision of Kenya’s Maasailand’s remaining commons: implications for community conservation

Gabriella Santini

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14918

Original Research

Published on 10 Jul 2025

An in-depth assessment of pastoral policy landscape in Kenya

S. Wagura Ndiritu
Ann Mukami Gachuki Waimiri
Arnold Muthanga
Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14334

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2025

Beyond default estimates: developing system-specific Tier 2 enteric methane emission factors for rangeland cattle in Kenya

E. B. Gurmu
L. E. Kiprotich
J. G. Kagai
A. Solomon
S. Leitner
S. Marquardt
L. Merbold
P. W. Ndungu
C. Arndt

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14566

478 Publications

volumes

Volume 15 - 2025

Animal performance and methane emissions in feedlot vs, traditional pastoral systems with concentrate supplementation for Tanzanian Short Horn Zebu and Boran cattle

When the state arrived in Maasailand and the Maasai became citizens, farmers, and conservationists to remain pastoralists

Livestock marketing practices and determinants of livestock market supply among pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in the arid and semi-arid areas of Ethiopia

Roadmap for a participatory observatory for rangeland monitoring based on image analysis

Beyond resource scarcity: developing an integrated framework for analysing farmer-herder conflicts in the Global South

Breeding practices and trait preferences among smallholder cattle keepers in Somalia: a participatory survey

Governing digital innovation in livestock systems: institutional gaps and coordination challenges in Benin

Pastoral transitions in West Africa: analysis of factors influencing herders’ sedentarization in northern Benin

Mapping risks and landscapes: conservation insights for Italian small ruminant populations

Adaptive foraging strategies of indigenous and exotic cattle breeds in semi-arid communal rangelands: implications for bush encroachment and climate resilience

Resisting uncertainty: transhumant pastoralism and socio-ecological transitions in the Argentine Andes

Perceiving the climate crisis: pastoral futures and ecosystem compensation in post-socialist Mongolia

Rethinking climate impacts and livestock emissions through transhumant pastoralism in Jammu and Kashmir

Goat transhumance in Mediterranean Turkey: characterization and key factors driving its transformation

Eco-cultural perspectives on plant diversity and NDVI in mountain pastures: a comparative study of Finail Valley (Italy) and Vercenik Valley (Turkey)

Camel calf diseases, life-threatening challenges, and associated risk factors in Isiolo and Marsabit counties, Kenya

Community-based breeding programs and animal health interventions in the extensive production system of Ethiopia: a political economy and stakeholder analysis

Thermoregulatory and biochemical responses of indigenous sheep and goats to naturally saline water under the pastoral system, a study at the Mid-Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Impacts of cattle farming practices and associated livestock systems on energy balances and greenhouse gas emissions in the municipality of Paragominas - State of Pará - Amazonia

Seasonal changes in the yield and composition of camel milk in Mongolia

Farmers knowledge, attitude, and practices towards compliance with beef safety standard practices in Uganda

The Community Land Act and the subdivision of Kenya’s Maasailand’s remaining commons: implications for community conservation

An in-depth assessment of pastoral policy landscape in Kenya

Beyond default estimates: developing system-specific Tier 2 enteric methane emission factors for rangeland cattle in Kenya