Cow Cremator Helps Prevent Disease

Cow Cremator Helps Prevent Disease LIVESTOCK Beef The Biosecure Cow Cremator from J&D Manufacturing is a good way to reduce disease by eliminating the need for rendering truck visits or on-site composting “Our cremator was originally designed for the hog and poultry industries but we also saw a need for it in the cattle and horse markets ” explains Terry Lyon J&D Manufacturing “Dairy farms don’t want a rendering truck coming on their farm after it has visited 20 other farms in a day ” The Biosecure Cow Cremators come in 2 models one sized for smaller dairy cows heifers and calves It is 9 ft long by 52 in wide It is priced at $16 000 for the base unit A larger unit 9 ft long by 64 in wide is designed to handle large animals It is priced around $20 000 for the base unit Options for both include a secondary burner grate kits and heat probes Fuel sources include propane diesel natural gas and methane for those farms with methane digesters “When equipped with a temperature probe the burners will fire until the animal remains begin to burn on their own ” says Lyon “At that point the outside fuel shuts off but the fan continues to run blowing air in to maintain needed temperatures ” Lyon estimates that burners run approximately an hour to burn 110 lbs of carcass “In a matter of hours the carcass is reduced to ash ” says Lyon “There will be less than a gallon of ashes from every 125 lbs of carcass and it can safely be disposed of as you wish ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup J&D Manufacturing 6200 Hwy 12 E Eau Claire Wis 54701 ph 715 834-1439; toll free 800 998-2398; jdmfg@jdmfg com; www jdmfg com

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