ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the treatment methods for the inactivation and removal of oocysts in different process streams. Oocysts can be present in effluents, solids, and manures. Manure and sewage management requires that both the solid and liquid phases of waste be treated or processed. The goals of waste management in the human sewage industry often differ from management of manure on farms. A major goal of waste treatment and management with sewage is to clean and disinfect the liquid phase so that clear, pathogen-free water can be returned to the environment. For pastures, much pathogen control is through best management practices that focus on preventing excessive pasture runoff and developing riparian barriers that restrict the flow of pathogens or slow their movement from fields into adjacent water courses. Farrow-to-finish swine agriculture and waste management involves four separate operations: breeding and gestation, farrowing sows, nursery, and finishing.
