Horse Mortality: Carcass Disposal

• 8p illustrated fact sheet "Horse Mortality: Carcass Disposal Alternatives" addressing disposal options for your horse. 2012.
• 5-minute video "Natural Rendering for Horses - Composting Horse Mortality" shows how to properly compost a dead horse. Download or view on YouTube. 2012.
• Composting Horse Mortality and Mortality Disposal Alternatives. Proceedings from Waste to Worth: Spreading Science and Solutions. 2015.
• Fate of Barbiturates and Non-steriodal Anti-inflammatory Drugs During Carcass Composting. Paper published in Trends in Animal & Veterinary Sciences Journal. 4(1):1-12. 2013.
• Fate of Ivermectin in Manure Composting. 9-page research summary. 2011.
• Quantification of Sodium Pentobarbital Residues from Equine Mortaltiy Compost Piles. Paper written for presentation at the 4th International Symposium: Managing Animal Mortalities, Products, By-producs and Associated Health Risk: Connecting Research, Regulations and Response. 2012.
• Quantification of Sodium Pentobarbital Residues from Equine Mortaltiy Compost Piles. Journal of Animal Science 93(4):1824-1829. 2015.

Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality & Butcher Waste

• 12p illustrated fact sheet describing the process, cautions, problems, biosecurity issues, economics and more. 2002, updated 2010.
• 20-minute video describes mortality and butcher residual composting featuring eight operations. Download in English or Spansh. 2002.
• A set of 3 posters (English and Spanish) has been developed for educators; pdf and ppt formats. 2002.:
  • Butcher Waste Composting - Key Points of Static Pile Butcher Residual Composting.
  • Carcass Composting - Key Points of Static Pile Carcass Composting.
  • Risk - Potential Environmental and Biosecurity Risk of Dead Animal Disposal.
• A How-To On Livestock Composting.  Article published in Northeast DairyBusiness, 10(11):18-19. 2008.
• Are Your Deadstock Piles and Disposal Costs Causing Your Farm Nightmares? Article published in Country Folks. Section B: 21-23. 2009.
• Mortality Composting Presentation Presentation given at "Livestock Mortality Disposal: Looking for Solutions" Roundtables in NYS, fall 2018.
• Natural Rendering: A Natural Solution for Mortality and Butcher Waste. Article published in Small Farm Quarterly. Fall 2003.
• On-Site Composting of Meat By-Products. 15p final report of a project exploring the economic viability and technical obstacles to on-site composting of meat by-products. 2001.
• The Space It Takes - Footprint Calculator for Composting Butcher Waste. 8pg document. 2010.
• Where There is LIvestock, There is Occasionally Deadstock. Article published in Progressive Dairyman, 15:18-19. 2015. (PDF file).

Composting Road Kill

• 12p illustrated fact sheet (PDF) on the "how to" of composting road kill deer, 2007.
• 8-minute DVD accompanies the 12p fact sheet (download), 2007.
• Illustrated poster (PDF), 2007.
• Effectiveness of Composting Road-Killed Deer in New York State. Article published in Compost Science & Utilization 18(4):232-241, 2011.
• Evaluating Pathogen Destruction in Road Kill Composting. Article published in BioCycle, 47(11):49-51, 2006.
• Composting Road Killed Deer in New York. Article published in BioCycle 45(5):25-26, 2004.
  
• Revalence and Persistence of Pathogens in Mortality Composting - a Literature Review.
• Environmental Effects of Mortality Disposal. Proceedings from the 3rd International Symposium: Management of Animal Carcasses, Tissue and Related Byproducts. 2009
• Links to project reports and photos - Pathogen Analysis of NYS Department of Transportation Road-killed Deer Carcass Compost Facilities.
• What To Do With A Dead Deer: Compost It. Article published in the Cornell Chronicle. 2012.

Avian Influenza and Poultry Composting

• 12p illustrated fact sheet (PDF) for poultry composting and addresses the emergency response to disease control, 2008 (revised 2016).
• 6-minute video "Composting Poultry Mortality" complements the fact sheet (download), 2008.
• Illustrated poster (PDF or Powerpoint), 2008.
• A literature review (PDF) of avian influenza and methods of disposal of affected poultry, 2008.
• Emergency Response Planning for Disposal of Avian Influenza Affected Birds in NYS. Proceedings from the 3rd International Symposium: Management of Animal Carcasses, Tissue and Related Byproducts. 2009.
• Mortality Composting Protocol for Avian Influenza Infected Flocks - FY2016 HPAI Response. 31p procedure manual. Manual can also be access here. 2016.
• Mortality Management Options During an Avian Influenza Outbreak. This 70-min. webcast provides a curent update of the outbreak and highlights mortality management options. View here. October 2015.
  

Other Mortality Composting Resources

• Carbon and bulking material contact list. Bonhotal, J., Schwarz, M. Cornell Waste Management Institute. 2018.
  
  
• Composting Animal Mortalities. Bonhotal, J., Schwarz, M., Rynk, R. Cornell Waste Management Institute. 23pg. 2014.
  
  
• Quality Assurance in Mortality Composting, Mortality Composting Safety. Schwarz and Bonhotal. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Goat Field Day. American Institute for Goat Research, Langston University, Langston OK, pg 21-31. 2014.
  

• Webinars.  Archived webinars available for viewing. Click here.

• Livestock Mortality Composting For Large and Small Operations in the Semi-Arid West, EB0205. 28pg manual. English or Spanish. 2012.

• Composting Mortality - How To poster. 2010

• US Mortality and Butcher Waste Disposal Laws. A searchable map of rules, regulations and guidance of US disposal laws. 2009. (updated 2012)

• 6th International Symposium on Animal Mortality Management. Proceedings 2018.
• 5th International Symposium: Managing Animal Mortalities, Products, By-Products and Associated Health Risk. September 25-October 1, 2015. Proceedings.
  • Proceedings and Compendium
  • Effectiveness of Composting as a Means of Emergency Disposal: A Literature Review.
• 4th International Symposium: Managing Animal Mortalities, Products, By-Products and Associated Health Risk: Connecting Research, Regulations & Response May 2012
  • Symposium Proceedings, includes papers, posters and compendium (37 MB PDF file)
  • Symposium Presentations (50 MB PDF file)
  • Learning Outcomes Report - assessment of the Symposium
  • Laws and Regulations Concerning Butcher Waste and Mortality Disposal in the US poster,
  • Mortality Composting Outreach in Brasil/Education Exchange poster
• 3rd International Symposium: Managing Animal Mortalities, Products, By-Products and Associated Health Risks. Proceedings and Compendium. 2009.
• Managing Mortalities for Beef and Dairy Producers - webcast: A recent FDA rule is likely to impact the cost and/or availability of rendering services for cattle producers. What is this rule and how will it impact service? Are there other environmentally-responsible methods of carcass disposal? This presentation was originally broadcast on June 19, 2009.