Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications
Title
Methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Journal or Book Title
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Volume
234
Issue
1
First Page
47
Last Page
56
DOI
10.2460/javma.234.1.47
Abstract
Composting is an alternative method of carcass disposal in those situations when conventional methods are inadequate. With proper maintenance and monitoring, carcass composting systems can be safe and efficient with minimal environmental impacts. Importantly, proper composting eliminates many pathogens and may reduce levels of carcass contamination with spore-forming bacteria, prions, and other pathogens.
Access
Open
Rights
Works produced by employees of the U.S. Government as part of their official duties are not copyrighted within the U.S. The content of this document is not copyrighted.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Berge, Anna Catharina B.; Glanville, Thomas D.; Millner, Patricia D,; and Klingborg, Donald J., "Methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States" (2009). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications. 271.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_pubs/271
Comments
This article is from Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 234, no. 1 (January 1, 2009): 47–56, doi:10.2460/javma.234.1.47.