| verification of poultry carcass composting research through application during actual avian influenza outbreaks. | an avian influenza outbreak in 2002 affected 197 poultry farms in virginia and cost an estimated $130 million in losses and cleanup. in 2004-2005, researchers initiated a project to investigate the feasibility and practicality of in-house composting of turkey mortalities (heavy hens and toms) as a method of disposal and disease containment. occurrences of low pathogenic avian influenza (lpai) in west virginia and virginia in 2007 provided an opportunity for first responders to verify composting ... | 2010 | 20375437 |