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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