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- The optimum moisture content for carcass composting is around 50 per cent. - Carcasses should be composted for between 4 and 6 weeks (refer to FSA Consulting – Meat Chicken Technical Environmental Note 5 Composting Carcasses in Open Bays and Piles). A10 Spent litter must be applied to sufficient areas of land so that nutrient applications do not exceed: the rate at which a nutrient can be taken up by the plant and removed from the site the amount that can be safely stored in the soil the amount released to the atmosphere in an acceptable form. Note: Information relating to the utilisation of chicken litter can be found at: http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/27_15557.htm A11 Spent litter should be applied when crops are actively growing or just after planting to ensure nutrient uptake and to minimise nutrient losses by leaching. Spent litter applied to bare soil should be incorporated as soon as possible after spreading. A12 Avoid spreading spent litter on land that is: immediately adjacent to a watercourse (minimum 50 m buffer should be maintained) located within 250 m of tidal waters or a wetland subject to frequent flooding steep (greater than 10 per cent slope) rocky or highly erodible highly impermeable. A13 Avoid spreading spent litter when it is excessively dry or wet to minimise dust and odour impacts. Queensland Guidelines Meat Chicken Farms 32
Where possible spreading of spent litter should be undertaken when the wind is blowing away from sensitive land uses. 5.2.7 Farm biosecurity Biosecurity is the protection of the economy, the environment, human health and social amenity from the negative impacts of pests, diseases and contaminants (Queensland Biosecurity Strategy, BQ). Biosecurity is about managing risk to meet biosecurity objectives. It is essential that a risk assessment be conducted for each farming enterprise to establish what level of risk exists in each phase of its operations and introduce measures appropriate to these levels. Biosecurity and quarantine are integral parts of any successful poultry production system. Biosecurity refers to those measures taken to prevent or control the introduction and spread of infectious agents to a flock. Such infectious agents, whether they cause clinical or subclinical disease, significantly reduce the productivity, profitability and long-term financial viability of a poultry operation (National Farm Biosecurity Manual – Poultry Production 2009). The National Farm Biosecurity Manual for Chicken Growers, published by the Australian Chicken Meat Federation (2010) establishes standards for all aspects of meat chicken production. It was developed from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry National Farm Biosecurity Manual – Poultry Production (2009) and identifies areas of risk common to most meat chicken farms, and appropriate measures to minimise these risks. Disease outbreaks can significantly affect meat chicken farms and the meat chicken industry through substantial loss of income and can create significant environmental problems through the need for disposal of large numbers of birds. The risk of disease transmission within the industry can be reduced through appropriate farm location and management. It is important to recognise that poultry are routinely subject to a number of respiratory viral diseases that only infect birds. These viruses are not capable of infecting humans and are not a public health concern. These agents are indeed highly infectious for poultry and it is the airborne spread of these agents from chicken to chicken that dictates the farm biosecurity guidelines for distances between poultry operations. Performance criteria P1 The operation of the meat chicken farm must implement and maintain biosecurity measures that: prevent the introduction of infectious disease agents to a meat chicken farm prevent the spread of disease agents from an infected area to an uninfected area minimise the incidence and spread of microorganisms of public health significance. Acceptable outcomes A1 Biosecurity policies are designed and implemented to ensure: meat chicken farms are separated from one another to minimise the risk of disease transfer between farms. The following separation distances should be maintained: - 1000 metres between new and existing meat chicken farm complexes and any alternative form of intensive poultry farming (chickens, turkeys, guineafowl, ducks, geese, quails, pigeons, pheasants, partridges, ostriches and Queensland Guidelines Meat Chicken Farms 33
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