VPE 511: Environment and Environmental Hygiene (2+1)

INCINERATION

Incineration is an effective but more cost method, working well as a cold weather alternative.

Advantages

• Can use year-round
• Bio-security (No trucks coming from other farms to pick up carcasses)

Disadvantages

• Incinerator cost
• Fuel cost – expensive
• Odour
• Very expensive for larger size carcasses

Recommendations

• Place the incinerator out of sight or enclosed with a decorative screen
• Consider the wind direction and time of the day, so as to least effect on neighbors.

Don’t

• Accumulate carcasses for days before incinerating
• Incinerate when down wind neighbor is having barbecue, etc.
• Forget to pay your gas bill
• Most problems from incineration come from the odour of burning hair or feathers that interferes with a neighbor’s outdoor activities.