Subject: Re: slow viruses and organic fertilizers
From: <pyrclark@crosslink.net>
Organization: Bent Oak Farm
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 13:11:47 -0500
Message-ID: <MOD$970810.279@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$970809.15352@rec.gardens.ecosystems>


Tonymsrad wrote:
>
> I know that slow viruses (such as "mad cow"disease, etc.,) are not killed
> at temperatures lower than about 250 degrees. Are bone meal, blood meal,
> etc., heated during processing? I believe bone meal is processed in a furnace? Not sure about blood
meal. Is there some discussion thread going on about this right now?
For some reason I am not getting all of the postings from this newsgroup
quite yet . . .or is there another thing about the internet that I
haven't figured out yet?????? Fern