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| Adhikari, Bishwa B.; Angulo, Frederick; Meltzer, Martin. |
| The aim of this study is to evaluate medical expenditures and lost productivity associated with burden of Salmonella infections. We used laboratory confirmed number of Salmonella cases and corresponding multipliers to estimate the burden of illness using the method adopted by Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The medical costs estimates are retrospective analysis of reimbursement records from MarketScan data. We identified patients with a diagnosis of salmonellosis using ICD-9 CM codes from the MarketScan 1993-2001 databases. Productivity loss from the nonfatal cases of Salmonella was calculated using the distributions of lost workdays and household services due to the illness.... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20050 |
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| Adhikari, Bishwa B.; Suvedi, Murari. |
| Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) established areas of expertise (AOE) teams to deliver Extension programs in Michigan more effectively. Increasing the expertise of its staff members at the county level to meet the dynamic educational needs of its clients is important consideration of MSUE. The purpose of this paper is to study the Michigan livestock farmers' educational needs. A sample of Michigan farmers was surveyed in 1996 and 1999, utilizing a standard mail survey. Responses from Michigan livestock farmers were isolated from the database for this study. The study revealed general farm magazines, agricultural newspapers, Extension publication, printed materials from commercial firms and sales persons, and family and friends were primary... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21858 |
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| Adhikari, Bishwa B.; Harsh, Stephen B.; Cheney, Laura Martin. |
| The U.S. pork industry in the recent past has transferred into fewer, larger and specialized operations. Inputs availability, developments of transportation systems, technological changes, government regulations and the consumer preferences have been driving changes in the pork industry. Spatial inequalities affect the competitiveness of one region relative to other regions. This paper is focused on how these forces affect the regional competitiveness of the pork industry and movement towards larger, specialized and geographically concentrated operations. A mathematical programming model is used to analyze the effect of market forces on the pork industry structure. The results of this study show that although raising hogs in larger operations is... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22200 |
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| Adhikari, Bishwa B.; Harsh, Stephen B.; Schwab, Gerald. |
| In the recent past U.S. pork industry experienced geographical shifts in its production and processing. Some geographical areas have competitive advantages over the areas in raising pigs. Costs of raising pigs vary by type and size of operations, and other location specific factors. We used enterprise budgeting approach to estimate the profitability of representative feeder to finishing operations in different geographical regions in U.S. We obtained data from the United States Department of Agriculture databases, costs and returns survey and various university sources. The cost differences were not due to the unit prices of inputs but were largely driven by the differences in their efficiencies. Overhead costs varies by locations and size of... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20057 |
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| Mukhopadhaya, Kaushik; Adhikari, Bishwa B.; Mumma, Gerald A.; Teisl, Mario F.. |
| Estimates of the economic benefits of intervention strategies to make food safer from specific pathogens for different durations of protection are not available. We estimated consumers' willingness to pay for a hypothetical vaccine that would deliver a 1-year, 5- years, 10-years, or lifetime protection against Salmonella, E. coli, or Listeria. We used logit and Tobit models to estimate the economic benefits of food safety measures against these major foodborne pathogens. Based on FoodNet 2002 population survey data, consumers were willing to pay for protection against foodborne pathogens. They were willing to pay more for longer protection and for protection against E. coli compared to Salmonella or Listeria. However, they were less willing to pay if... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; Food Safety; Economic benefits; Population survey; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20064 |
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| Adhikari, Bishwa B.. |
| This study consists of four different aspects of canola in Michigan with special emphasis on northern Michigan. The economic feasibility of canola as an alternative cash crop, potential canola growing area, feasibility of establishing canola processing plant(s) in northern Michigan and the canola marketing situation in Michigan were appraised. Secondary data, previous research results, key informant interviews, informal visits, expert opinions and survey data were used to study these aspects of canola. Review of past agronomic research results showed that canola can successfully be grown in various part of Michigan, including northern Michigan. Break-even analysis of canola with other alternative crops like wheat, corn, oats and soybeans suggested that... |
| Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11051 |
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