Composting dead swine

Development of Swine Wastewater Dewatering/composting Facility

Swine production in North Carolina is second only to Iowa of hogs on farms (Graham, 1995) with 8.3 million head. Cash receipts from 1994 salts exceeded 980 million dollars representing 15.4 percent of total agricultural cash receipts. Using the underfloor flush-lagoon treatment system ofmanure management is reported to produce 950 gallons per year per pig capacity for growing-finishing operatio...

Composting of swine manure spiked with sulfadiazine, chlortetracycline and ciprofloxacin.

The fate of chlortetracycline (CTC), sulfadiazine (SDZ) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) during composting of swine manure and their effect on composting process were investigated. Swine manure was spiked with antibiotics, mixed with saw dust (1:1 on DW basis) and composted for 56 d. Antibiotics were spiked to a final concentration of 50 mg/kg CTC+10 mg/kg SDZ+10 mg/kg CIP (High-level) or 5 mg/kg CTC+1 ...

Composting as a suitable technique for managing swine mortalities

parently fears that buried animals could contaminate groundwater and that emissions from incinerators could contaminate the air. All states allow dead pigs to be either buried, incinerated, or taken for rendering, and some states also allow swine carcasses to be fed to animals (e.g., Minnesota) or to be composted (e.g., Missouri).2Fewer swine farms now have the option of rendering swinecarcasse...

Windrow composting as an option for disposal and utilization of dead birds

Materials and Methods The poultry industry in India has undergone a paradigm shift, from backyard venture before the 1960s to vibrant intensive agribusiness, growing at around 8 to 10% annually over the last decade. This fast growing industry is currently facing issues regarding waste management. Accumulation of large amount of wastes is one of the major problems, posing serious challenge to th...

A Review of the Use of Composting for the Disposal of Dead Animals