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UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) —Candy bars may help poul
try farmers deal with a serious
problem what to do with all
their dead birds.
Penn State poultry scientist Paid
Patterson is researching environ
mentally sound and cost-effective
methods for dead bird and hatch
ery waste disposal. Among the
most promising is fermenting the
waste and recycling its nutrients
back in the the feed stream.
This is where the candy bars
come in. Patterson’s approach is to
grind and mix the carcasses with a
carbohydrate—in this case, candy
bar waste from a confections com
pany —and ferment the mixture in
a sealed, anaerobic container.
Early studies show that broilers
fed a diet containing up to 30 per
cent of these fermented by-pro
ducts perform as well as those re
ceiving com and soybean rations.
“If this process were used to recy
cle all the dead birds that are now
buried or incinerated.” Patterson
said, “it could reclaim more than
$lOO million worth of nutrients a
year.”
Besides wasting valuable nutri
ents, traditional disposal methods
can cause environmental prob
lems. “Burying dead birds can
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professor of poultry science in
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tural Sciences. “Burning them is
expensive and can cause odor
problems. With concern for air and
water quality rising, these prac
tices are declining.”
Poultry mortality rates from dis
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percent for broilers and up to 7 per
cent for layers. Nationally, more
than 360 million birds weighing a
combined 470,000 tons die prema
turely each year. Hatchery waste,
including eggshells, unhatched
eggs and dead birds, presents a
similar disposal problem.
Pennsylvania has one of the
largest poultry industries in the
country. With more than 140 mil
lion chickens and turkeys, the
state’s producers must dispose of
millions of dead birds annually
“Rendering, or recycling car
casses by cooking, has been used
for years,” Patterson said. “But tra
ditional rendering presents prob
lems. Transportation costs can be
high, especially for farmers locat
ed outside or near the edge of a ren
dering company’s hauling radius.
“The farmer must pay to refrig
erate the carcasses between pick
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birds often have viruses or bacter
ia, transporting them could spread
diseases to other farms.”
Using the fermenting process,
farmers could store this material at
room temperature without fear of
spoilage until enough has accumu
lated to make transporting it to a
rendering facility economical.
“The acidic conditions also pre
serve nutrients and kill most dis
ease pathogens,” said Patterson.
Composting is another dead bird
disposal option that is growing in
popularity. “Composting is not a
new technology, but it’s a proven
one,” said John Schwartz; director
of Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion in Lancaster County.
In this method, dead birds are.
layered in a bin with manure and)
poultry litter or straw. “During 1
composting, the temperature
reaches up to 140 degrees,” said
Schwartz. “Thatidlls any disease
microorganisms and reduces fly
problems.”
After seven to 10 days, the ma
terial is moved to a second bin.
where the cycle is repeated.
“When it’s finished, you have an
inert, humus-like material that
makes an excellent soil amend
ment,” Schwartz said.
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