Assessing Salmonella typhimurium persistence

Composting of poultry carcasses is a common practice during normal mortality and whole flock disposal. Several studies focusing on poultry carcass composting are currently available describing the temperature and moisture dynamics essential for composting. Survival of zoonotic pathogenic microorganisms under composting conditions is less understood because of multiple controlling parameters associated with composting (ambient temperature, water activity, pH, ammonia concentration, how the compos