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Manitoba Conservation regulates the disposal of deadstock under
the
Livestock Manure and Mortalities
Management Regulation, MR 42/98 amended by MR 52/2004.
Under this regulation:
15(1) No person shall keep mortalities in or at an
agricultural operation unless the mortalities are
kept
(a) in a secure storage room, covered container or secure
location; and
(b) continually frozen or refrigerated, if not disposed of within
48 hours after death.
The approved mortality disposal options in Manitoba are:
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Burial
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Incineration
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Composting
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Rendering
Unfortunately, burial is not suitable for light, sandy soils and
is impractical in the winter. As well,
large operations (300 or more animal units) are not permitted to
bury deadstock on the operation property without written approval
from the director.
Incineration can be quite expensive, particularly for larger
carcasses, and the incinerator must be licensed and operated in
accordance with the Incinerators Regulation. Finally, due to
the BSE crisis, renderers will no longer handle ruminant (cattle,
sheep, goat) material. This leaves on-farm composting as the
only viable alternative in many situations.
These webpages provide an overview of on-farm composting of
mortalities. It includes interactive screens to assist in
planning your composting site. For more information on
carcass composting, please contact the Manitoba
Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
GO Teams Offices and Centres near you.
Diseased animals should be reported to your local veterinarian
and disposed of accordingly!
This information is available in PDF format.
Please see the MAFRI
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