Identification and Screening of Carcass Pretreatment Alternatives
Citation:
Chattopadhyay, S. AND P. Lemieux. Identification and Screening of Carcass Pretreatment Alternatives. U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, EPA/600/F-16/111, 2016.
Impact/Purpose:
Managing the treatment and disposal of large numbers of animal carcasses following a foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak is a challenging endeavor. Pretreatment of the infectious carcasses might facilitate the disposal of the carcasses by simplifying the transportation, reducing the pathogen load in the carcasses, or by isolating the pathogen from the environment to minimize spread of any pathogens.This brief summarizes information contained in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report (EPA/600/R-15/053) entitled Identification and Screening of Infectious Carcass Pretreatment Alternatives. This brief describes how each of eleven pretreatment methods can be used prior to, and in conjunction with, six commonly used large-scale carcass disposal options
Description:
Technical Fact Sheet