This webcast provides an update of the outbreak and highlights mortality management options. This presentation was originally broadcast on October 16, 2015....
Topics for this webcast include: fate of euthanasia drugs during composting; can composting destroy prions; and mortality composting worker safety...
The topics for this webcast include: pile characteristics for effective composting, management and environmental considerations when siting and managing...
Livestock and Poultry Mortality Composting: A Natural Rendering Process. This presentation was originally broadcast on May 14, 2010. More...What software do...
Provide some discussion on putting together Tour and Demonstration educational events. To Provide real life demonstrations and educational opportunities...
Why Tackle Mortality Management? It’s Ripe for Revolution.The poultry industry has enjoyed a long run of technological and scientific advancements that have...
In the spring of 2014, the farmer with a 2020 finishing pig barn, wanted to change from burial of mortality to composting the mortality. We will document the...
Manure is an inevitable by-product of livestock production. Traditionally, manure has been land applied for the nutrient value in crop production and...
The National Air Quality Site Assessment Tool (NAQSAT) was developed as a first-of-its-kind tool to help producers and their advisors assess the impact of...
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak has become the largest animal health emergency in U.S. history. As of March, 2017, the United States...
This presentation outlines mortality management options during an animal disease outbreak and highlight the composting methodology implemented on poultry...
Proper management of animal carcasses on the farm/ranch has implications in nutrient management, herd and flock health, as well as farm family and public...
With the decline of the rendering industry, managing routine livestock mortality in an effective, economical and environmentally sound manner has become more...
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...
This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, New Technologies for Ag Extension project.