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. More…
| Topic | Presenter | Presentation Slides (PDF File) |
Video |
| Impact Of the New Rule On the Rendering Industry (16 minutes) |
David Meeker National Renderers Assn. |
Slides | Rendering Industry Impacts |
| Impacts Of the New Rule On the Cattle Industry (15 minutes) |
Elizabeth Parker National Cattlemen’s Beef Association |
Slides | Cattle Industry Impacts |
| Methods of Carcass Disposal (Emphasizing Composting) (22 minutes) |
Jean Bonhotal Cornell University |
Slides | Composting Livestock Mortalities |
| Question and Answer (12 minutes) |
All speakers | Question & Answer |
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Additional Resource and Links
- LPE Learning Center web page Managing Livestock and Poultry Mortalities
- Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) has publications on mortality management for ruminants, poultry, and swine (search for “mortality” on their site).
- Cornell Waste Management Institute
- Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship (LPES) Curriculum Lesson 51: Mortality Management