@article{Abdullah-Al-Amin:208432,
      recid = {208432},
      author = {Abdullah-Al-Amin, M. and Rahman, M.S and Howlider, M.A.R  and Ahmed, M.M},
      title = {Disposal of layer droppings reared in case and impact on  environmental pollution},
      journal = {Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University},
      address = {2009},
      number = {452-2016-35804},
      pages = {10},
      year = {2009},
      abstract = {A study evaluated the droppings disposal in layer farm and  measures adapted to protect environmental pollution. Data  were collected from 20 randomly selected layer farmers by a  semi structured personal interview schedule from Sadar  upazilla of Mymensingh. The independent variables such as  age and gender of farmers, family size educational  qualification occupation etc. and the dependent variables  such as flock size, age of birds, feed consumption, egg and  dropping production, cleaning of dropping etc. were  studied. The feed consumption and droppings  production/layer/day were 116.54 and 151.65g, respectively.  Hen housed egg production was 80.55%. The cost for  cleaning, price of droppings and profit on droppings  sale/layer/day were Tk 0.01, 0.07 and 0.07 respectively.  Half of farmer received maximum earning from droppings in  winter. Most of the farmers had single storied house and  used ceiling fan. Most of the farmers clean droppings in  alternate day in the morning by the male worker using  belcha to minimize environmental pollution and half of them  used disinfectants. Average time required/day to clean  droppings was 83.00 minute. Majority of the farmer consider  cleaning of droppings to be a real problem for odour and  gas (NH3) emission. Majority farmers stored droppings at  high land as an open pit. Average distance between pit and  shed was 58.33m. The highest proportion of the farmers used  droppings in the crop field by composting while others sold  to fisheries. Majority of the respondents opined that feed,  droppings, dead birds, medicinal wastes and odour do not  cause environmental pollution. Droppings disposal is a real  problem for aesthetic, public safety and environmental  point of view. Cleaning technique and tools needed to be  modernized for efficient and cost effective cleaning.  Standard method needed to be introduced for proper  treatment and use of droppings to maximize its use and  benefit.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/208432},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.208432},
}