Poultry Mortality Management
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Composting daily mortality can be a useful, cost-effective management tool when practiced correctly. However, it can be environmentally harmful if it is not managed and monitored properly.
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Mortality management is an important responsibility for contract poultry producers. The exact number of daily mortalities will vary depending on the number of birds on the farm as well as their size and age. Because mortality losses constitute a relatively large portion of the total wastes generated in poultry production, their disposal must be managed…
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As leaders in animal health emergency management, APHIS develop strategies and policies for effective incident management and help to coordinate incident response. As a liaison to outside emergency management groups, APHIS ensure that Veterinary Services (VS) emergency management policies, strategies, and responses are consistent with national and international standards.
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Marketing considerations are often the deciding factor when egg producers and other poultry growers begin to design a mortality management practice for their operations. Chickens, like other animal species, have determined life cycles, but all chickens return eventually as elements to the earth from which they came. How we handle their “remains,” especially when large quantities…
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