TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this research is examine the development of livestock mortality insurance, and associated challenges, in order to provide an improved understanding regarding the operation of livestock mortality insurance.Design/methodology/approach– In a many countries, livestock mortality insurance has been either unavailable or underdeveloped. A descriptive analysis is provided regarding the background and development of livestock mortality insurance, along with an example.Findings– Livestock mortality insurance is considerably more complex than crop insurance, and some of the complexities of livestock mortality insurance include multi‐stage production, consequential losses, occasional large event losses, animal health management, moral hazard, and adverse selection.Originality/value– This study provides background and development information regarding livestock mortality insurance, and also highlights a number of important differences between livestock mortality insurance and crop insurance.
VL  - 73
IS  - 2
SN  - 0002-1466
DO  - 10.1108/AFR-04-2013-0019
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/AFR-04-2013-0019
AU  - Boyd Milton
AU  - Pai Jeffrey
AU  - Porth Lysa
PY  - 2013
Y1  - 2013/01/01
TI  - Livestock mortality insurance: development and challenges
T2  - Agricultural Finance Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 233
EP  - 244
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -