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ABBOTSFORD – A large Abbotsford dairy farm has been approved as a central site for the composting of birds that test negative for Avian Influenza (AI).
The site, located on agricultural land near Highway 11, is well situated for the composting. It is also large enough to handle necessary machinery and the material to be composted.
The location and composting operations meet or exceed all health and regulatory requirements. Ag-BagÒ sealed environmental composting bags will be used in the controlled composting process, to prevent the production of objectionable odours.
The choice of the central composting location followed full discussions involving the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the Fraser Health Authority, poultry industry representatives, the ministries of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and Water, Land and Air Protection and the City of Abbotsford.
Central composting is being used to provide increased capacity and is in addition to incineration and on-farm composting currently being used in this disposal effort.
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