Composting of animal Carcasses

Dear Ms Anna,

The methodology for the Composting of Animal Carcasses is a very good but can you please elaborate us the economics of the same.Viz. Cost required to compost the 1 MT's of Poultry Carcass.

Thanks & regards,

Dr Jaydip

Is there any method in poultry about this composting of poultry carcasses? I am in Pakistan and there are no so many facilities for farmers to do it at high scale. Dr. Anjum

I am Dr. Salah ElSafty, Poultry Production Dept. Ain Shams Univ., Egypt. Please I am asking about if I can attend a training course about How to mange and make the composting from animal carcasses, especially from poultry mortalities. I am waiting your reply as soon

Dear Engormix readers.
As regards composting of poultry carcasses, this is something that can be performed very efficiently and quickly and it is used in industrial size facilities as well. The poultry carcass with the poultry litter forms an excellent composting situation. I will contact the experts in the field of poultry carcass composting to hear about potential training courses or material. Poultry carcasses may be completely composted in 60 days without having to turn the compost.
Two references that could be of value
Keener, H.M., Elwell, D.L., Monnin, M.J., 2000. Procedures and equations for sizing of structures and windrows for composting animal mortalities. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 16, 681-692.
Lawson, M.J., Keeling, A.A., 1999. Production and physical characteristics of composted poultry carcases. Br. Poult Sci 40, 706-708.
Purdue has published a good paper on how to do it
http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/NCR/NCR-530.html
You may also want to contact JP Blake, in Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University, AL 36849 USA, He has a lot of practical experience on poultry carcass composting and has published a review in World Poultry Science Journal (2004), 60: 489-499 Methods and technologies for handling mortality losses. I believe JP Blake may have some educational material.

Good afternoon, could you give me some information on how to compost a pet until the bones also degrade? I live in an area where there is a lot of rice husk, and I would also work with the use of efficient microorganisms and also pre-composted material with pruning material. Thanks.