The contents of this page are no longer available.Disposal of Cervid Offal Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry Development and Food Safety, Food Safety and Animal Health, Office of the Chief Provincial Veterinarian Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development 2002-06-18 2009-10-23 Cervids`Chronic Wasting Disease`C.W.D. Diseases/Insects/ Pests`Livestock Diseases`Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)`Livestock`Alternative Livestock`Elk & Deer Available options for the disposal of cervid offal which can no longer be rendered since the confirmation of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) eng standard 2007-07-26 Animal Health Professional;Producers (Livestock) www1 deptdocs cpv 2009-07-28 , Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry Development and Food Safety, Food Safety and Animal Health, Office of the Chief Provincial Veterinarian Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development 2002-06-18 2009-10-23 Cervids`Chronic Wasting Disease`C.W.D. Diseases/Insects/ Pests`Livestock Diseases`Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)`Livestock`Alternative Livestock`Elk & Deer Available options for the disposal of cervid offal which can no longer be rendered since the confirmation of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) eng standard 2007-07-26 Animal Health Professional;Producers (Livestock) www1 deptdocs cpv 2009-07-28

The new federal enhanced feed ban that came into effect on July 12, 2007, requires that specified risk material (SRM) from cattle be excluded from all animal feed, pet food, and fertilizer and be destroyed or contained in an approved manner. Cervid tissues are not defined as SRM in the federal regulations; however, the enhanced feed ban will assist the cervid industry. The enhanced feed ban has created a new stream of animal waste disposal enabling the rendering industry to once again accept offal from elk or deer carcasses.

The four options available to abattoirs, butchers, hunters and cervid farmers for disposing of cervid offal include burial, composting, rendering or incineration. All four methods are subject to the provisions outlined in the Destruction and Disposal of Dead Animals Regulation (Livestock Diseases Act).

Composting is not recommended unless the animal was tested for CWD and found to be free of the disease. This is because the temperatures reached in composting are inadequate to destroy prions.

 

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