Re: Cat Litter Vs Cow Manure?
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Cat Litter Vs Cow Manure?
- From: N* S*
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 16:50:11 -0800
>But don't cattle have worms, parasites, disease, etc., also?
Yes, but they seldom infect people -- but remember "mad cow disease," if I
recall correctly, it was a disease that is transmitted from cows to humans.
>Do they treat their waste before composting in some manner to make it safe?
No, hot composting takes care of that.
>What about all the meds/hormones or whatever they receive?
Hot composting should take care of those too, it should break-down proteins
and other molecules to the point that they are harmless to humans.
>Surely they don't compost cow manure for a year? Depends, I would think,
>on what composting method they use. Hot composting takes just a few
>weeks, but involves more labor in turning and wetting the compost to keep
>the bacteria alive and happy.
Passively composted manure breaks down just fine, but it takes longer and
you don't destroy many of the pathogens (not to mention seeds) in the
manure.
Nan
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