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  • From: "Ryan Albinger" <ryalbinger@earthlink.net>
  • To: "Healthy soil and sustainable growing" <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Bonemeal and prions
  • Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:25:43 -0600

Laura,

You can do as you wish, but a potential alternative is porcine bone meal.
(from pigs)

Best of luck,

Ryan


> [Original Message]
> From: Laura McKenzie <laurabrownmckenzie@worldnet.att.net>

> info.ag.vt.edu/vce/offices/newsletters/15Feb2004_letterhead.pdf
> "Regarding the question of whether or not composting will destroy the
prions
> associated with BSE, there is no evidence that suggests the prions are
> destroyed in the compost process. Prions are a special form of protein
that
> can only be killed through incineration at excessively high temperatures
and
> acid treatment."






  • Re: [Livingontheland] Bonemeal and prions, Ryan Albinger, 03/27/2006

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