article_snippet.sent: Once an infection is confirmed at a farm, all surviving birds on the property are typically killed to prevent an infection from spreading.
article_snippet.sent: all surviving birds on the property are usually killed by pumping a water-based foam into the barn, following guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
article_snippet.sent: a water-based foam suffocates all surviving birds on the property within minutes.
article_snippet.sent: If birds die birds die usually cover birds die in compost in the same barn where birds die died.
article_snippet.sent: Composting is a widely used and approved method throughout the industry to dispose of dead birds.
article_snippet.sent: It's thought to be an effective method as the heat generated by composting is enough to kill flu viruses and other pathogens commonly present in poultry such as salmonella.
article_snippet.sent: compost in the same barn where they died is then used as fertilizer.