Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality and Butcher Waste

A12-page fact sheet on carcass and butcher waste composting. It includes the process, cautions, problems, biosecurity issues, economics and more.

A 20-minute video (see brochure) describes mortality and butcher residual composting featuring eight operations. To purchase the video, go to: NRAES or call 607-255-7654. The video is also available for download, click here.

A set of three posters have been developed for educators and are available for downloading (Powerpoint) and printing. Contact CWMI if you have problems or questions.

  1. Key Points of Static Pile Butcher Residual Composting (English [pdf] or Spanish [pdf])
  2. Key Points of Static Pile Carcass Composting (English [pdf] or Spanish [pdf])
  3. Potential Environmental and Biosecurity Risk of Dead Animal Disposal (English [pdf] or Spanish [pdf])

The video and fact sheet have won several awards with the video capturing a Blue Ribbon at the 2003 ASAE Annual Meeting.

Cornell News Service reports "Natural Rendering of Downer Cattle Called Economical Alternative by Cornell Compost Experts".

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Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
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