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Swine mortality composting [2011 and 2015]

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Description

Mortalities happen. Under Alberta’s Destruction and Disposal of Dead Animals Regulation of the Animal Health Act, Appendix A, the owner of a dead animal shall dispose of the animal within 48 hours of its death. Mortalities can be composted, incinerated, buried, rendered or naturally disposed. Today, animal agriculture is challenged to discover innovative ways to dispose of livestock and swine mortalities. Composting of livestock mortalities is one option. There are two general approaches to livestock mortality composting: bin systems and windrow systems.

Updated

January 1, 2011

Tags
composting deadstock farm waste management livestock livestock waste management mortality composting swine swine mortality

Title and publication information

Type
Report
Extent

38 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture and Rural Development (2008-2015)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Agriculture
Subject (LCSH)

Dead animal disposal.

Subject (LCSH)

Compost.

Resource Dates

Date Created

2011-01-01

Date Added

2015-08-19T18:05:25.282335

Date Modified

2011-01-01

Date Issued

2011-01-01

Date Archived

2021-05-17

Audience information

Identifiers

AGDEX number

440/29-1

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