The need to dispose of livestock or poultry carcasses is an inevitable part of farming and ranching. What is this process and is it environmentally...
Managing dead animals is not pleasant, but is a necessary task for most livestock and poultry farms. This video discusses several options for disposing of...
Burial is a common way to manage livestock and poultry carcasses. There are some considerations for ensuring burial does not contaminate water.Check out the...
There are many options available for disposing of livestock and poultry carcasses. Rendering is an option in areas where the service is offered, but has some...
Research studies have been done to correlate the temperature of a compost pile containing livestock or poultry carcasses and the amount of pathogen kill...
Abandoning animal carcasses and allowing scavengers to dispose of them is risky.Though dragging off a carcass to the boneyard has been a historical practice,...
Sometimes, a disease outbreak or natural disaster results in many livestock or poultry carcasses that must be managed. Disposal of these requires additional...
Composting livestock and poultry carcasses is a cost effective way to manage mortalities on a farm or ranch.The cost of composting livestock depends largely...
Compost containing animal carcasses should probably be utilized on crops that are not meant for human consumption for a couple of different reasons.Disposal...
Composting livestock and poultry carcasses is becoming a more common way to manage mortalities. There are several reasons for this.Composting is relatively...
Improperly disposed livestock or poultry carcasses represent a threat to water and air quality.Proper management of on-farm animal mortalities is vital to...
For active decomposition of animal carcasses, compost microorganisms require a source of nitrogen (N) (dead livestock or birds), carbon (C) (straw, corn...
Most bones break down when composting animal carcasses, but a few large bones will usually remain.With proper composting, the bones will break down over...
This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, New Technologies for Ag Extension project.