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...
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| Topic | Presenter | Presentation Slides (PDF File) | Streamed Video What's This? | Downloadable Video What's This? |
| Impact Of the New Rule On the Rendering Industry (16 minutes) | David Meeker National Renderers Assn. | Slides | Rendering Industry Impacts Click on link and move time slider to 3:22 | Rendering Industry Impacts (19 MB) |
| Impacts Of the New Rule On the Cattle Industry (15 minutes) | Elizabeth Parker National Cattlemen's Beef Association | Slides | Impacts on the Cattle Industry Click on link and move time slider to 19:44 | Cattle Industry Impacts (17 MB) |
| Methods of Carcass Disposal (Emphasizing Composting) (22 minutes) | Jean Bonhotal Cornell University | Slides | Composting Livestock Mortalities Click on link and move time slider to 35:11 | Composting Livestock Mortalities (22 MB) |
| Question and Answer (12 minutes) | All speakers | Written Summary (in progress) | Question & Answer Click on link and move time slider to 57:29 | Question & Answer (11 MB) |
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Certified Crop Advisers (CCA, CPAg, or CPSS)
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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
