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Design, Utilization, Biosecurity, Environmental and Economic Considerations of Carcass Composting

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 2, 90-102

A. Kalbasi (1), S. Mukhtar (2), S.E. Hawkins (3) and B.W. Auvermann (4)
1. Food Technology & Engineering Department at Tehran University, Karaj, Iran
2. Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
3. Purdue Agricultural Centers at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana
4. Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, Amarillo, Texas

A successful carcass composting enterprise relies on proper design, layout, management, cost analysis, environmental impacts, and quality of the finished product. A well-designed carcass composting process with adequate capacity and a practical layout facilitates an even flow of inputs and outputs. It will also prevent environmental insult (such as wastewater, odors and gases) from compost by-products and the finished product. A well designed system will produce an end product that is free of most pathogens and serve as a soil amendment for agricultural activities.