Management of Poultry Waste

Disposing of poultry waste in India is one of the major tasks, as it is directly disposed free to atmosphere of buried directly. Direct burring the poultry waste may be a proper method of disposal of poultry waste but it has its own drawbacks such as the waste may be tackled by stray dogs, scavengers and other animals. Bin Composting is the ultimate solution to protect the waste from scavengers and best way to compost poultry waste. Compost is a rich source of nutrients with high organic matter content and use of compost can be beneficial to improve organic matter status. Physical and chemical properties of soil can be improved by using compost, which may ultimately increase crop yield. These important parameters are proper turning and oxygen, temperature, pH and moisture percentage of the compost heap. So the use of compost is the need of the time and beneficial to improve organic matter status. In this paper the management of poultry flesh (bin composting), poultry carcass (burring), egg shells and feathers is discussed.