NATIONAL CARCASS DISPOSAL SYMPOSIUM 2006
Connecting Research, Policy and Response

SCHEDULE

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

9:00-9:30 am Registration  
9:30-10:00 Welcome
Overview of Symposium		 Dr. DeHaven: USDA:APHIS
EPA Representative (invited)
10:00-10:30 Keynote Address
"State of Carcass Disposal"		 Nora Goldstein, "Biocycle", Journal of Composting & Organic Recycling
10:30-10:50 Plenary Session: Bethany Grohs O'Brien, USDA-APHIS
"National Strategic Plan"
Summary:
 
10:50-11:10 Plenary Session:  Pat Millner
"Pathogens & Carcass Disposal"
Summary:
Dr. Millner will present a discussion of pathogen survivability related to carcass disposal and animal disease outbreak disinfectants.  Dr. Millner will address the susceptibility of various pathogens to carcass disposal mechanisms, including elevated temperature, extreme pH, and elevated pressure.  In addition, Dr. Millner will cover efficacy of disinfectants relative to pathogen type.  Disinfectants to be discussed include proprietary formulations, bleach, detergents, and ammonium compounds.
11:10-11:30 Plenary Session:  Doris Orlander
"Pros and Cons of Different Disposal Options"
Summary: 
Dr. Olander will present a discussion of a number of carcass disposal alternatives, including composting, rendering, transport and land filling, incineration, burial, and others.   Dr. Olander will cover the advantages and disadvantages of the various alternatives, as well as their applicability.
11:30-12:00

Plenary Session:  Lori Miller, USDA-APHIS
"Agricultural Biomass Disposal Tools for Responders"
Summary: 
 

LUNCH & POSTERS

Track I:  Wildlife and Marine Carcass Disposal
Co-Facilitators 
Craig Williams, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Lori Miller, USDA-APHIS

Session will focus on research and issues with road-kill carcasses and marine animal carcasses.  Speakers will share their research and challenges with the audience.

Track II:  Biosecurity and Pathogen Research
Co-Facilitators 
Mark Hutchinson, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Maine Compost Team
Larry Sikora, USDA-ARS (collaborator)

Presenters will focus on disposal research as it relates to biosecurity and disease pathogens.
1:00-1:30 pm "Pathogen Assessment of Passively Aerated Composting of Road Kill"
Jean Bonhotal, Waste Management,
Cornell University

"Environmental Impacts and Biosecurity of Composting for Emergency Disposal of Livestock Mortalities"
Thomas Glanville, Iowa State University
 
1:30-2:00 "Road Kill Composting in Montana - a Seasonal Rotation Approach"
Patrick Crowley, Montana Department of Environmental Quality

"Emphasis on biosecurity in development of composting methods for studies on degradation of abnormal scrapie prions in tissues from sheep and for disposal of poultry carcasses during an outbreak of avian influenza in Canada"
Lloyd Spencer, Ottawa Laboratory, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

2:00-2:30

"Hazard Reduction for Workers Collecting & Composting Road-Killed Carcasses"
Nellie Brown, Cornell University

"Evaluation of Select Pathogen Reduction in the Interior of Large Animal Carcasses during Composting"
D.R.Wolfgang, Penn State University

BREAK
2:45-3:15 "Marine Animal Strandings & Carcass Disposal"
Greg Early, University of New England 		"Chronic Wasting Disease Carcass Disposal Plan in Pennsylvania"
Dr. Huang S. Lin, Pennsylvania DEP, Waste Management
3:15-3:45

"Ecological & Human Health Considerations for Large-scale Disposal of Diseased Animal Carcasses and Plants in the Sea"
Jonathan Kaye, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, EPA National Homeland Security Research Center

"Survival of Newcastle Disease Virus during Composting, based on Virus Isolation & Real Time RT-PCR Methods"
Jiewen Guan, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
 
3:45-4:15

Q & A

Q & A
4:15-5:15

                                                           Poster Session with author present

 

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

9:00-9:30 am Plenary Session:  Mike Gallagher:  USDA, Riverdale Maryland
"National Veterinary Stockpile"
Summary:
To Be Posted
 
9:30-10:00 Plenary Session:  Tim Reuter:  Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Center, Alberta, Canada
"A DNA Purification Protocol for Molecular Investigations of Compost Containing Livestock Mortalities"
Summary:
The composting process generates alternating amounts of chemical compounds, known to pose a particular challenge in obtaining PCR-amplifiable DNA to investigate the stability and relevance of composted material from commercial agricultural production for the envirionment, animal and human health.  To examine the process of degradation targeting specific gene fragments, an effective method of purification for extracted compost DNA of sufficient purity for PCR amplification has to be developed.

BREAK

Track III:   Carcass Disposal Technology
Co-Facilitators
Bethany Grohs O'Brien,  DVM, USDA-APHIS
Jean Bonhotal, Cornell Waste Management
This track will explore carcass technology including:  Alkaline Hydrolysis, Fermentation, Landfill Utililization and Burning.

Track IV: Composting, Land Filling & Burial
Co-Facilitators
Bill Seekins, Maine Department of Agriculture, Maine Compost Team
Mark Hutchinson, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Maine Compost Team
This session will explore land based methods of carcass disposal.
10:15-10:45

"Co-firing Animal - Tissue Biomass in Coal-Fired Boilers to Dispose of Specified Risk Materials and Carcasses:  An Overview of a University/Industry Collaboration"
Bruce Miller, Pennsylvania State University

"Is In-House Composting a Practical Method of Disease Containment and Disposal for Turkeys, Breeder Operation, and Multilevel Houses?
Eric Bendfeldt, Virginia Cooperative Extension
10:45-11:15

"Alkaline Hydrolysis as an Effective Method for Carcass Disposal"
Keith Davidson, USDA-APHIS

"Land Filling of Poultry Carcasses:  Lessons Learned from the Virginia Avian Influenza Outbreak of 20002"
Gary Flory, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
11:15-11:45

"On-farm Fermentation of Poultry Carcasses"
J.P. Blake, Auburn University, Alabama

"Using Active, Sludge Compost to Address Catastrophic and Routine Poultry Mortality Disposal Needs"
Mark King,  Maine DEP, Maine Compost Team

LUNCH

12:30-1:00

"Costs of Contaminated Animal Carcass Disposal"
Yanhong Jin, Texas A &M University

"Composting Catastrophic Poultry Mortalities:   A Grower's Perspective"
Eddie Johnson, Maryland Cooperative Extension

1:00-1:30

"An Overview of the Rendering Industry"
David Meeker, National Renderers' Association
C. R. Hamilton, Darling International, Inc.
Irving, Texas

"Developing Policy, Rules & Guidance for Meat Waste Composting"
Jean Bonhotal, Cornell Waste Management
1:30-2:00

"Composting Cows, Dogs and Cats, Northpoint"
Ted Carpenter: 

"Analysis for the Disposal of Carcasses in Sanitary Landfills"
Gary Hater, Waste Management, Inc.

BREAK
2:15-2:45

"Spatial Analysis of Mass Burial Carcass Disposal Regulations"
Jennifer Jacobs, Texas A & M University

"Composting as a Large Animal Mortality Disposal Option In Shenandoah County, Virginia"
Robert Clark, Virginia Cooperative Extension
2:45-3:15

"Alkaline Hydrolysis of Prion-Positive Materials for Production of Non-ruminant Feed"
Ryan Murphy,  Colorado State University

"A Better Method for Burying Animal Carcasses"
David Rocque, Maine Department of Agriculture
3:15-3:45

Q & A

Q & A
4:00-6:00

                                                                      Vendor Session/Social

 

Thursday, December 7, 2006

Track V:   Past Experience/Lessons Learned
Co-Facilitators
Larry Sikora, USDA-ARS (collaborator)
Jean Bonhotal, Cornell Waste Management, Cornell University
Learn from those who have been involved with actual catastrophic disposal issues.

Track VI:   Planning for Catastrophic Events
Co-Facilitators 
Tom Glanville, Iowa State University
Mark King, Maine DEP, Maine Compost Team
Many states are currently putting together plans and policy for carcass disposal.  This session will present several state carcass disposal plans and the process for plan development.

9:00-9:30 am

"Incineration of Poultry Carcasses:  Lessons Learned from the Virginia Avian Influenza Outbreak of 2002"
Robert Peer, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

"Disaster Planning for the Disposal of Animal Carcasses in Nebraska"
Morgan Leibrandt, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
9:30-10:00

"Controlling Avian Influenza Through In-House Composting of De-populated Flocks:  Sharing Delmarva's Experience"
Nathaniel Tablante,  University of Maryland

"Maine Uses a Team Approach to Developing an Emergency Carcass Disposal Plan"
Bill Seekins, Maine Department of Agriculture, Maine Compost Team

BREAK
10:15-10:45

"Experience with the Composting of Poultry Carcasses"
J.P. Blake, Auburn University, Alabama

 "Planning for HPAI Response Based on Experiences in Europe and Asia"
Harm Kiezebrink, Bird Flu Control, Germany
 
10:45-11:15

Q & A

Q & A
11:15-Noon

Plenary Wrap-Up Session:  Panel Discussion - "Next Steps for Connecting Research, Policy, Response"
 Discussion and feedback from the participants about the directions that planning and research efforts should be taking and what policy and regulatory changes might be needed at the national and/or state levels.

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