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633-9 <br /> Do: <br /> • Cover with soil and stay five feet above the seasonable water table <br /> • Cover each day's deposits with a layer of soil <br /> • Identify sites for worker safety <br /> • Bury immediately <br /> Don't: <br /> • Place in or near lakes,ponds,rivers,streams,wetlands,ditches or wells <br /> • Use as a dump for other farm garbage <br /> • Bury in areas with a high seasonal water table <br /> • Bury in"karst"or sandy areas <br /> • Bury in areas subject to surface water flooding <br /> Public Relations <br /> Problems arise when using burial pits and when burying a carcass too near a neighbor's well. The neighbors <br /> complain about burial pits when any smell comes from the farm—they assume it is from the pit. Problems <br /> also arise when carcasses are not properly covered each day and dogs or wild animals drag off parts of the <br /> carcasses. <br /> RENDERING <br /> Rendering offers the grower the chance to create a recyclable feed product if it is submitted to the renderer <br /> with proper handling. <br /> Advantages <br /> • Recyclable resource <br /> • Can use year-round <br /> Disadvantages <br /> • Lack of biosecurity when carcasses are picked up <br /> • Cost <br /> • Not available in all areas <br /> • Not available for all species <br /> Recommendations <br /> • Get on an annual contract with the renderer rather than a"per call"charge <br /> • If large enough farm,get on a scheduled weekly or twice weekly pick-up route <br /> • Use off-site pick up points for biosecurity purposes <br /> • Consider refrigerated off-site pick up points <br /> Do: <br /> • Know what substances the animals were exposed to in order to avoid residue problems in the rendered <br /> product <br /> • Follow Board of Animal Health Rules for off-site pick up point <br /> ✓ Must be animal-proof enclosure at least 200 yards from neighbor's buildings. <br /> ✓ Carcasses may not be left for more than 72 hours unless refrigerated--then seven days. <br /> • Be aware of potential disease spread from a rendering truck. <br /> • Vehicles or containers must be leak-proof and covered to haul carcasses over the road. (Contracted <br /> vehicles also need a permit from the Board of Animal Health.) <br /> Don't: <br /> • Delay calling for carcass pickup <br /> • Leave carcasses where other animals can drag them off <br /> • Leave carcasses in public view <br /> NRCS-Minnesota <br /> May 2001 <br />