Cattle-centered food systems are not limited to animals, pasture, slaughter, or consumer choice.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Multi-scale assessment of the livestock sector for policy design in Zambia (2019) · doi

  While livestock constitute a strategic sector to reduce poverty and enhance growth in developing countries, decision makers often lack data reflecting the diversity of livestock functions and systems.

  Keywords: livestock constitute strategic sector reduce poverty enhance growth developing countries decision makers often lack reflecting
• Cattle Genetic Improvement Strategies for Sustainable Development in Tropics: Review (2023) · doi

  Insufficient research has negative impacts on different breed types in diverse and dynamic livestock production systems assessment in developing countries, which creates significant knowledge gaps about breed-change interventions.

  Keywords: breed insufficient negative impacts different types diverse dynamic livestock production systems assessment developing countries creates
• Livestock-Feed Irrigation and Great Salt Lake Decline: A Case-Based Evidence Synthesis of Cattle Production, Watershed Depletion, and Ecological Externalities (2026) · doi

  Cattle-centered food systems are not limited to animals, pasture, slaughter, or consumer choice.

  Keywords: cattle centered food systems limited animals pasture slaughter consumer choice