[USCC] National Symposium on Carcass Disposal announcement

[LARRY SIKORA]

List serve Members:

  National Symposium on Carcass Disposal “Connecting Research, Regulations
and Response” will be held in Beltsville MD, Dec 4-7, 2006. Sponsors
include several state universities and federal agencies including USDA
and EPA. Topics covered are current research on carcass disposal
technology (including composting), environmental impacts of disposal
options, public policy discussion on animal carcass disposal at the
state and federal level, response plans to catastrophic animal
mortalities and chain of command, and future research needs . The
symposium will be preceded by a workshop on euthanasia and disinfection
and followed by a tour of carcass treatment disposal options at the
USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center.  Program and
registration information can be found at the www.composting.org web
site.

Larry Sikora
Compost Systems and Utilization
PO Box 6076
China Village, ME 04926
(207)968-2268
ljsikora at fairpoint.net