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Abbreviations

AEZ

Agro-ecological zone

BOD

Biological oxygen demand

BST

Bovine somatotropines

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)

CW

Carcass weight

DM

Dry matter

EE

Eastern Europe

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FCR

Feed conversion ratio (kg feed per kg live weight gain)

IAC

International Agricultural Centre

LEI

Livestock - environment interactions

LLM

Landless livestock monogastric production system

LLR

Landless livestock ruminant production system.

LU

Livestock units

LW

Live weight

LWG

Live weight gain

LWK

Live weight killed

MT

Metric ton

OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OM

Organic Matter

PPM

Part per million

Tg

Terra gram (million metric tons)

WANA

West Asia and North Africa

WB

World Bank


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