Patent ID: 7470395
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: A01M,A61L

Abstract:
1. A method of sterilizing poultry litter, the method using an apparatus comprising a flamer having at least one burner situated under a hood, the hood being disposed completely over the top of a flame from the flamer; a hitch for attaching said flamer to a prime mover; the method of sterilizing poultry litter comprising: (a) holding poultry in confinement such that litter accumulates to form a surface; (b) transporting said apparatus to the litter surface; (c) setting a flame to the burner such that the flame is contained within and under the hood; (d) using the flame from the burner to heat the poultry litter surface sufficiently to kill microbes and bacteria; and (e) using a prime mover to move the flamer over the surface while heating the poultry litter.