Decrease of Cryptosporidium muris oocysts during compost making from bovine feces
1999
Furuya, S. (Chiba-ken. Government Office (Japan)) | Morita, H. | Aoki, S.
The number of Cryptosporidium muris oocysts were monitored during compost making from bovine feces. After mixing bovine feces (260 kg) with rice hull to adjust the moisture rate to 65 %, the mixture containing 2.26 x 10(5) oocysts/g was piled up. Three days after the setting up, temperature was elevated to 73 degree C and the oocysts decreased in number to 0.1 x 10(5)/g on day 8. Later temperature lowered and a few oocysts were detectable. After refermentation by adding rice bran and water,
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