Survival of bacteria and virus in ground piglet carcasses applied to cropland for disposal
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the Minnesota Pork Producers Association for the financial support of this project, and the technical help of Doug Williams rendering, composting, fermentation, disposal pits, and refeeding to other animals such as mink.1,2 Currently, the only disposal methods available to producers in Minnesota without special approval from the Board of Animal Health are burial, incineration, rendering, and composting. Each of these methods has significant drawbacks.
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تاریخ انتشار 1996