For bovine meat production data, the total cattle and buffalo
meat produced was derived from the predicted mean meat
weights and the number of animals slaughtered in that year.
Simple annual average growth rates of the number of large
ruminants slaughtered, quantity of bovine meat produced and
change in price per annum were calculated. Bovine meat
availability per household and per person was derived by determination
of total bovine meat produced and the number of
households and population in 2011 in each district (Steering
Committee for Lao Census of Agriculture 2012; Lao Statistics
Bureau 2014). Further, price elasticity of supply was derived
from the changes in total bovine meat produced and changes
to its price (Rushton 2009).