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CARACTERIZACIÓN DEL COMPOSTAJE COLECTIVO DE ANIMALES DE COMPAÑÍA, CASO FUNERAVET, COLOMBIA
CHARACTERIZATION OF COLLECTIVE COMPOSTING OF ANIMALS COMPANIONS, FUNERAVET CASE, COLOMBIA
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https://doi.org/10.15446/rev.fac.cienc.v15n1.119716Keywords:
compostaje de cadáveres, compostaje de carcasas, compostaje de mortalidad, gestión ambiental, residuos sólidos orgánicos (es)Downloads
En Colombia el número de animales de compañía ha incrementado significativamente jalonando todo un segmento de mercado en servicios, incluyendo los servicios funerarios, importantes no solo por el manejo del duelo sino por la sanidad de la disposición de sus cadáveres. FUNERAVET, pionera en la prestación de estos servicios, ha realizado en 22 años más de 3.193 servicios en cementerio, 17.873 cremaciones individuales, 2.429 compostajes y 75.731 disposiciones colectivas. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo caracterizar el compostaje colectivo de animales de compañía de FUNERAVET, para aportar a esta área del conocimiento en la que no se identificaron publicaciones en Colombia. Entre marzo y abril de 2024 se recolectó la información necesaria, se identificó un manejo de compostaje en pilas con un tiempo de tres a 3,5 meses, con formación de capas entre una mezcla de cascarilla de arroz, gallinaza y cadáveres, inoculados con microorganismos, hidratación, aireación, y volteo. Los análisis físico químico y microbiológico cumplen con la NTC 5167 salvo por el carbono oxidable total que es un poco bajo y por la carga de coliformes totales que es un poco alta, lo que deriva de la relación C:N de la mezcla inicial y del exceso de hidratación.
In Colombia, the number of companion animals has significantly increased, driving a whole market segment in services, including funeral services, which are important not only for grief management but also for the sanitary disposal of their remains. FUNERAVET, a pioneer in providing these services, has carried out over 3,193 cemetery services, 17,873 individual cremations, 2,429 compostings, and 75,731 collective disposals in 22 years. This study aimed to characterize the collective composting of companion animals at FUNERAVET, to contribute to this area of knowledge in which no publications were identified in Colombia. Between March and April 2024, the necessary information was collected, identifying a pile composting management with a duration of three to 3.5 months, involving the formation of layers with a mixture of rice husk, chicken manure, and carcasses, inoculated with microorganisms, hydration, aeration, and turning. The physicochemical and microbiological analyses comply with NTC 5167 except for the total oxidizable carbon, which is slightly low, and the total coliform count, which is slightly high. This is attributed to the C:N ratio of the initial mixture and excessive hydration.
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