[USCC] Composting Carcasses in Windrows

[Patrick Crowley]

There is a lot of information out there at this is becoming more and more
common.  Try Kansas State University, Cornell University, Ohio State
University and Colorado State.  All of their Ag Depts. have done research on
this.  KSU published a book about carcass management for the DHS in 2004.
Cornell does things for NY State DOT for deer.

There is a conference in Davis California July 21-23 on The 3rd
International Symposium, Management of Animal Carcasses, Tissue, and Related
Byproducts.  I am presenting there on mostly road kill, but other facilities
also.  We are successfully composting Buffalo in Montana.  In the arid West,
moisture management is an issue.  Water often needs to be added to the
piles.

The USCC is also having a session in Orlando in January at their annual
meeting.

Drop me a line if you want. 

Pat Crowley
Crowley Consultants LLC
1935 Lucky Strike Road
Helena, MT 59602
(406) 458-1935 phone and fax
(406) 439-9231 cell
pat at crowleyconsultants.com

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Subject: [USCC] Composting Carcasses in Windrows

I have been placed in the position of composter at a large dairy farm.  I
have the manure and waste feed composting fine in large windrows.  I have
been trying this with our dead cows, and I am having problems.  Does anyone
have any experience with this, or could point me in the right direction?

--
Peace,
Brent Amenell
Assistant Environmental Technician
Heartland Dairy
brent.amenell at hlcommunity.org
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