The biosecurity of on-farm mortality composting

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 609-618

  Wilkinson, K G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Carcass disposal; Composting; Emergency animal disease; Mortality; Pathogen inactivation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; COMPOSTING;

ANIMAL DISEASE; BIO-SECURITY; BIOLOGICAL DECOMPOSITION; CARCASS DISPOSAL; DECOMPOSITION PROCESS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY ANIMAL DISEASE; FARM MORTALITIES; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN INACTIVATION;

PILES;

COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; POULTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIOSAFETY; BIOSOLID; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPOSTING; MOISTURE; MORTALITY; POROSITY; POULTRY FARMING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33847078845     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03274.x     Document Type: Review

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