Deadstock Disposal

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  • Introduction
    • Options for Disposal in Ontario …2
  • Issues
    • Societal Concerns …4
    • On-Farm Concerns …6
  • Principles
    • Decomposition …8
    • Risks to Water Quality …10
    • Burial and Decomposition …14
    • Disposal Vessels and Decomposition …18
    • Composting and Decomposition …20
    • Incineration …24
    • Rendering …25
  • Planning
    • Step 1 – Estimate Numbers and Weights of Deadstock …27
    • Step 2 – Examine the Options …30
    • Step 3 – Select the Most Suitable Method …31
    • Step 4 – Conduct a Detailed Site Investigation …31
    • Step 5 – Implement the Option …36
    • Step 6 – Follow Protocols for Removal and Biosecurity …37
    • Step 7 – Keep Records …37
  • Handling Before Disposal
    • Removal …39
    • Storage …39
    • Cleaning …41
    • Biosecurity …42
  • Deadstock Collection
    • Licensed Deadstock Collectors …43
    • Storage Prior to Pickup …46
    • Biosecurity …48
  • Composting
    • The Composting Process …51
    • Composting Methods …55
    • Choosing the Substrate …58
    • Siting …62
    • Sizing …63
    • Equipment List …64
    • Management …65
    • Compost Windrows …66
    • In-Vessel Composting …68
    • Finished Compost …68
    • Troubleshooting Guide …69
    • Worksheet for Sizing Bin Composting Units …70
  • Incineration
    • What’s Involved …71
    • Types of Incinerators …72
    • Sizing of Unit …73
    • Location of Unit …73
    • Associated Costs …74
  • Disposal Vessels
    • How and Why Disposal Vessels Work …75
    • Suitable Deadstock for Disposal Vessels …77
    • Installing Disposal Vessels …77
    • Disposal Vessel Material …78
    • Disposal Vessel Orientation …79
    • Access Hatches and Air Vents …79
    • Sizing of Disposal Vessels …80
    • Before Excavating …80
    • Filling the Disposal Vessel …81
    • Decommissioning …82
    • Estimating the Cost of a Disposal Vessel …83
  • Burial
    • How and Why Burial Works …84
    • Selecting the Right Sites …85
    • Types of Pits …87
    • Digging Near Field Drainage Tiles …90
    • Deadstock Placement …91
    • Covering Deadstock with Soil …92
    • Estimating the Cost of Burial …93
  • Anaerobic Digestion
  • Emergency Losses
    • Possible Causes of an Emergency Loss …95
    • Immediate Steps …97
    • Deadstock Disposal …99
    • Develop an Emergency Loss Plan …101
    • Emergency Loss Plan …102
  • Regulation of On-Farm Deadstock
    • Nutrient Management Act, 2002 (NMA) …104
    • Health of Animals Act (Specified Risk Material) …108
    • Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001 (FSQA) …108