Discussion
This study builds on data from a previous longitudinal study
on large-ruminant health and production in smallholder farming
systems in northern Laos (Nampanya et al. 2014a) by
providing carcass and meat weight parameters of local buffalo
and cattle production. Further, changes in meat prices in
2011–2013 were reviewed, providing evidence of consistently
increasing local and regional demands for beef and the shortto
medium-term sustainability and resilience of the bovine
meat market in northern Laos.