Burying poultry carcasses on farms as a disposal option in crisis situations: learnings and perspectives from a field study during an avian influenza epizootic in France.

ABSTRACT: Appropriate disposal of dead farming animals is required to guarantee effective disease control while protecting the environment. In crisis situations, alternatives to rendering can be used, including on-farm burial. The objectives of this study were to: (i) describe the burial and monitoring protocols used on poultry farms in France in response to major avian influenza outbreaks; (ii) assess the effectiveness of the burial protocol, in terms of both technical and biosecurity aspects, and microbiological, physical and chemical changes of the buried materials and the environment over time; (iii) provide recommendations for future burial and follow-up protocols. Five on-farm burial sites were monitored between March 2022 and March 2023, with at least four visits per farm. In addition to visu

SUBMITTER: Souillard R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11786764 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature