By Barbara Olejnik
Poultry Times Staff
bolejnik@poultrytimes.com
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Composting of dead birds on a poultry farm is a practical way to dispose of the animals as well as a biosecurity solution.
Poultry producers need to be aware of composting procedures and have plans in place for composting prior to there being an actual need for the action.
The Cornell Waste Management Institute in Ithaca, N.Y., points out that poultry carcasses left to decay naturally above ground or buried in shallow pits pose risks to surface and groundwater and endanger the health of domestic livestock. . .
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