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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:41:01 +0200
In the words of my mentor, "You cannot make compost until you can bake bread". The complexity of a composting process, the value of a balanced recipe and the importance of proper homogenization of raw materials can best be understood when compared to baking a loaf of sourdough bread. ...
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:06:14 +0200
Denaturing Abattoir Waste Tissue
The South African Meat Safety Act of 2000 outlines very specific methods that are to be used when disposing of condemned abattoir waste.
The four methods are:
Denaturing prior to burial deeper than 600mm below ground...
Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:45:07 +0200
Clostridium perfringens is a gram positive, rod shaped bacteria that is often associated with food poisoning and gas gangrene. C. perfringens is most frequently responsible for released toxins and enzymes that cause tissue damage. These conditions are known as anaerobic cellulitis, myonecrosis, or gas gangrene. Other clostridia that are occasionally responsible include C. novyi and C. septicum, and others on very rare occasions....
Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:44:19 +0200
Ever wondered how people manage to reach any kind of meaningful age without suffering a terrible and agonizing death due to an infection caused by some or the other strange and exotic bug?
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:58:40 +0200
Is it just my imagination or are there a growing number of increasingly disillusioned business owners that have one thing in common - they all dabbled with small waste disposal processes that make use of proteolytic enzymes to digest animal carcasses and condemned abattoir waste tissue?...
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:25:11 +0200
The much debated issue of slaughterhouse blood disposal is one that is all too familiar at abattoirs and water utilities alike. Bovine blood used to be one of the hottest commodities that an abattoir had to sell. Bovine blood is rich in protein, and was the preferred source of protein in animal feed mixtures until mad cow disease reared is ugly head back in the 90’s. ...
Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:34:44 +0200
Incineration of waste products is a well established method of waste disposal. It is claimed to be one of the most effective ways of pathogen destruction (provided that the incinerator is properly operated). This being the case, why is there an urgent and definite movement away from this type of technology?...
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:29:00 +0200
What is brucellosis? Brucellosis, also known as Malta Fever or Undulant Fever is a disease that may be contracted by humans when exposed to a bacteria of the Brucella spp. Brucella abortus is of particular interest to abattoirs as it could be a transmissable disease present in meat or meat waste...
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:41:49 +0200
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of livestock. It can rapidly spread through a region if control and eradication practices are not imple-mented upon its detection. We...
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:04:05 +0200
MAD COW DISEASE ALSO KNOWN AS BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY IN CATTLE (BSE) OR CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (CJD) IN HUMANS ARE DISEASES CAUSED BY PRIONS
BSE (sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease |
Saturday July 31, 2010
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