@article{Belayneh:51624,
      recid = {51624},
      author = {Belayneh, Hailemariam Teklewold and Feye, Getachew Legese  and Alemu, Dawit and Negassa, Asfaw},
      title = {Determinants of Livestock Prices in Ethiopian Pastoral  Livestock Markets: Implications for Pastoral Marketing  Strategies},
      address = {2009},
      number = {1005-2016-79158},
      series = {Contributed Paper},
      pages = {16},
      year = {2009},
      abstract = {The major objective of this paper is to identify  determinants of market prices for cattle, sheep and goat in  the export market value chain starting from pastoral  markets to export abattoirs and live animal exporters. The  study is based on the information generated through a  formal survey conducted in the major pastoral livestock  markets of Ethiopia with 128 collectors, small and big  traders, feedlot operators, live animal and meat exporters.  Hedonic price formation model was used to analyze the  survey data. This study identified certain occasions such  as Christian fasting, Muslim fasting, holidays and other  times; time of a situation whether that specific month  falls during ban time or not and season described as wet or  dry season as important determinants of livestock price  formation. Age group and body condition of the traded  animals, buyer and seller types are also important  observable attributes influencing formation of livestock  prices.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/51624},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.51624},
}