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RE: Horse Composting - Just found this article.....
Posted by: Hoof Hearted Date posted: 12/23/2007 05:09:01 PM

mortality composting as the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture calls it has been used for a long time with farms in Pa. It has been used for cows, chickens, goats and pigs. As horse owners we have never really given it a thought.In most cases if we have a horse put down we call for a rendering company that hauls the dead animal away and the body is processed and usually used for fertilizer. Some people choose cremation which is very expensive and some choose on farm burial. Pa does allow burial on site but you must be able to meet all of the guidelines as far as depth,distance from property lines and wells and other waterways. The problem with mortality composting is that most of us don't have the acreage or the equipment needed to windrow the manure to make a proper bed to put the carcass onto. The animal should have its stomach lanced to prevent explosion from bloat which will attract other wild animals that will then start to eat the carcass. You are required to have 3' of compost matter under the animal and at least 3 feet covering every inch of the animal. Not a hair or hoof can be exposed. So while the article makes it sound like a good alternative it is not as easy as they make it sound.

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RE: Horse Composting - Just found this article..... [ Posted by Hoof Hearted] 12/08/2007 05:52:02 PM Views: 117

RE: Horse Composting - Just found this article..... [ Posted by Maple Hill Stables] 12/23/2007 05:09:01 PM Views: 101

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