The purpose of this study was to evaluate the profitability of hatchery litter recycling into poultry feedstuff supplement. The data were collected in 2011 in 4 provinces, by direct interviewing of all hatcheries which used the hatchery litter drying machine. Net Present Value (NPV), Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR), and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) methods were applied for this analysis. In the studi...

AIM The present study was carried out to analyze the disposal rate in different age groups of Karan Fries (KF) males in National Dairy Research Institute herd. MATERIALS AND METHODS Records on 1740 KF crossbred bulls born during the period 1997-2012 were collected with an objective to ascertain the effect of genetic and non-genetic (Period of birth and season of birth) factors on the disposal...

BACKGROUND An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide lack access to improved sanitation facilities. While large-scale programs in some countries have increased latrine coverage, they sometimes fail to ensure optimal latrine use, including the safe disposal of child feces, a significant source of exposure to fecal pathogens. We undertook a cross-sectional study to explore fecal disposal practice...

Objective: To assess the biomedical waste management system in two major tertiary care hospitals and to look for the alternative measures which are costeffective and reliable. Study design: A comparative study Place and duration: The study was conducted at two tertiary care teaching hospitals of Rawalpindi and Islamabad city from 27 th April 2014 to 16 th May 2014. Methodology: The data was col...

We propose that incidental disgust (i.e. disgust triggered by a factor unrelated to the decision at hand) can influence the choice between two commodities, even when decision makers are unaware of the influence. Two experiments tested the hypothesis that decision makers exposed to an incidental disgust prime (as opposed to a neutral prime) would be more likely to dispose of a status-quo object ...

This study uses depth interviews with mothers about their disposal of children’s possessions to craft a new understanding of the role of identity in disposal. Our study asks: How does identity influence the disposal process of ordinary possessions? A disposal identity continuum of keepers and discarders emerged from the data. This new understanding suggests that disposal involves decisions rega...