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  1. What is southern blight in apple trees? Updated: August 21, 2011
  2. If a farm animal is sick, should the manure be composted if the intent is to sell the compost to the public? Can the fresh manure be safely applied to pasture land if the animals do not graze on the land for 9 or 12 months (my estimates)? Updated: February 09, 2010
  3. How long can PRRS virus persist in manure or lagoons? Updated: February 08, 2010
  4. Do confined cattle have increased risk of shedding E. coli 0157:H7 due to the high grain content of their diet? Are the E. coli 0157:H7 shed by grain-fed animals more likely to cause human illness? Updated: February 03, 2008
  5. I've read that feeding corn to cattle produces an acidic environment in their digestive systems, leading to the growth of E. coli O157:H7 and that these cattle are the only known source of this bacteria. Is this true, and, if so, should we be re-evaluating a more natural, grass diet for cattle? Updated: February 03, 2008
  6. Is a fecal indicator test currently being applied in the food supply industry in the United States? If yes, how effective is it in protecting consumers from manure-borne contamination and infection? Updated: February 03, 2008
  7. How does a poultry facility appropriately handle flock mortalities from avian flu? How does composting of mortalities affect pathogens? Is the resulting product a human health concern? Updated: February 03, 2008
  8. Is there a correlation between ambient temperature and risk to pathogen exposure in manure application? Updated: January 08, 2008
  9. By what factor does composting manure reduce the pathogens present? Updated: January 08, 2008
  10. What is the relationship between odor and possible pathogens? Can people get sick if they are downwind from wastewater irrigation sites? Updated: January 08, 2008
  11. Can you give an example of pathogen survival times? Updated: January 08, 2008

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