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Teagasc
Professional Title: B.Agr.Sc., M.An.Sc
Pig Development Officer offering advice to pig producers in South/South West of Ireland
Location: Cork, Ireland
Article published the February 25, 2015
Currently within the European Union the composting of dead pigs is not permitted. The cost of dead pig disposal however has risen to a level where it is now a significant cost for all pig producers (€200-300 per tonne). Therefore it may be the time to consider composting as an alternative strategy for disposing of pig carcasses. The use of composting as a carcass disposal ...
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October 22, 2010