[USCC] Composting of poultry droppings control avian flu?

[David Schellinger]

Olugbenga,
The following links will provide some information that may be helpful in
answering your question.  In short, the answer is yes, composting can
destroy the avian influenza virus rather easily.

www.americanmushroom.org/Avian%20Influenza%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
foodsafety.cas.psu.edu/mush/foodsafety.htm

Dave Schellinger

-----Original Message-----
From: AdeOluwa O.O. [mailto:adeoluwaoo at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 12:19 AM
To: 'Compost Discussion List'
Subject: [USCC] Composting of poultry droppings control avian flu?


    Dear Colleagues,
  Please I will like to know if any having experience with composting of
poultry dropping could advice whether or not would composting control avian
flu.
  Thanks.
   
  Olugbenga O. AdeOluwa, Ph.D.
  Nigeria 
    
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