This book provides comprehensive coverage of the history of livestock and animal health economics, theory and tools for the economics of animal health and production, a review of the application of economics to animal diseases and health problems, and worldwide examples of economic analysis and policy making. It will be a valuable reference tool for students, who are preparing for a wide variety of exciting careers in the marketing of commodities sold and inputs purchased by agricultural producers; agricultural finance and management of agribusinesses, farms and ranches.