[Virtual water content of livestock products in China].
The paper expatiated the virtual water content concept of livestock products and the study meaning on developing virtual water trade of livestock products in China, then summarized the calculation methods on virtual water and virtual water trade of livestock products. Based on these, the paper analyzed and researched every province virtual water content of livestock products in details, then elicited various situation of every province virtual water content of livestock products in China by year. Moreover, it compared virtual water content of livestock products with local water resources. The study indicated the following results: (1) The virtual water content of livestock products is increasing rapidly in China recently, especially poultry eggs and pork. (2) The distribution of virtual water content of livestock products is not balanced, mainly lies in North China, East China and so on; (3) The increasing production of livestock in Beijing City, Tianjin City, Hebei, Nei Monggol, Liaononing, Jilin, Shandong, Henan and Ningxia province and autonom ous region will bring pressure to local water shortage.
Wang
Hong-rui
HR
College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China. henryzsr@bnu.edu.cn
Wang
Jun-hong
JH
D000383:Agriculture / Q000191:economics*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D003132:Commerce; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D006801:Humans; D018803:Models, Economic; D014872:Water Movements; D014881:Water Supply / Q000191:economics*