Project to study alternatives to carcass destruction systems using the bunker system

The application concerns an on-farm combination of several steps. The first of these is represented by the hydrolysis process or, alternatively, the crushing and pasteurization of pig carcasses and other pig by-products (placentas and embryos) using a bunker system; the process can be stopped here and the product obtained can be packaged in hermetically sealed containers to be transported from the farm for processing according to the approved methods for Category (Cat.) 2 Animal By-Products (ABPs) as defined in Regulation (EC) 1774/2002, as amended. After the processing of the material using one of the two above mentioned processes, the material obtained could be co-treated with pig slurry using separation of the solid and liquid fractions through ionic transfer mediated by a polymer. According to the Applicant, the end product obtained from the latter step is intended to be used for composting or for an undefined “tertiary use”.