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OVERVIEW

An Economic Evaluation of Dead-Bird Disposal Systems (Auburn University) PDF

Dead Poultry Disposal (Texas A&M) PDF

Best Environmental Management Practices - Mortality Management (Michigan State University / Purdue University) PDF

Poultry Production Best Management Practices (Louisiana State University) PDF

Proper Disposal of Dead Poultry (Canada Plan Service) PDF

Virginia Farmstead Assessment System: Poultry Litter Management and Carcass Disposal (Virginia Tech) HTML

Poultry Mortality Disposal Guidelines for Alberta (Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development) PDF/ HTML

Carcass Disposal: A Comprehensive Review (Kansas State University / Purdue University / Texas A&M University) HTML

Poultry Mortality Disposal Guidelines for Alberta (Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development) HTML

- Catastrophic losses -

Catastrophic Poultry Mortality Loss: Handling and Disposal Alternatives (Oklahoma State University) PDF

Catastrophic Animal Mortality Management (Burial Method) (USDA/NRCS) PDF

Guidelines for In-House Composting of Catastrophic Poultry Mortality (University of Maryland) PDF

A Guide to Composting Flood-Related Animal Moralities (North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources) PDF

- Software available-

Software available for download - Poultry Mortality Calculator: Mortality Economic Analysis (MEAN) Program (Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development) HTML


COMPOSTING

Composting Layer Mortalities (University of Missouri) HTML

Mini-Composters in Poultry Production (Auburn University) PDF / HTML

Frequently Asked Questions About On-Farm Poultry Carcass Composting (Alabama A&M and Auburn Universities) PDF

Composting Poultry Mortalities (University of Georgia) HTML

Composting Dead Poultry (Virginia Tech) HTML

Basic Concepts for Composting Poultry Mortalities (University of Florida) PDF / HTML

Dead Bird Composter Requirements from the MBAH (Mississippi State University) HTML

Multiple Composting Facility - Plan 1 (Mississippi State University) HTML

Multiple Composting Facility - Plan 2 (Mississippi State University) HTML

A Cost Comparison of Composting and Incineration as Methods for Mortality Disposal (North Carolina State University) HTML

Composting Poultry Mortality in North Carolina (North Carolina Coop Extension) HTML

Formulating a Mortality Compost Recipe (North Carolina Coop Extension) HTML

Worksheet to Determine the Size of Poultry Mortality Composter (North Carolina State University) HTML

Troubleshooting Poultry Mortality Composters (Virginia Tech) HTML

Composting Dead Birds (University of Maryland) PDF


RENDERING

Rendering—A Disposal Method for Dead Birds (Alabama A&M and Auburn Universities) PDF

The Future of Animal Protein in Poultry Diets (Purdue University) PDF


FERMENTATION

Development of a Practical Fermentative Process for Stabilizing of Poultry Carcasses Prior to Rendering (Auburn University) HTML

Carcass Disposal: A Comprehensive Review. Chapter 5: Lactic Acid Fermentation (Kansas State University) PDF

Carcasses - Foolproof or Not? (University of Maryland) HTML

Carcasses - Foolproof or Not? (University of Maryland) HTML


BURIAL

Carcass Disposal: A Comprehensive Review. Chapter 1: Burial (Kansas State University)
PDF


INCINERATION

Using Incinerators for Poultry Mortality Management (University of Tennessee) PDF

Installation and Use of Incinerators (Alabama Cooperative Extension Service) PDF / HTML

Mortality Management - Incineration (Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship Curriculum) PDF

A Cost Comparison of Composting and Incineration as Methods for Mortality Disposal (North Carolina State University) HTML

Carcass Disposal: A Comprehensive Review. Chapter 2: Incineration (Kansas State University) PDF



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