A dead livestock collection system comprising: a dead livestock container located at a collection site close to a delimiting perimeter of a farm; configured for receiving dead livestock loaded by a farmer; a refrigeration unit arranged to maintain the container refrigerated; a collection vehicle having a driver cab and a collection box provided with a top load opening ; a loading mechanism mounted to the collection vehicle and configured to grasp the container at the collection site , lift and tip the container to unload the dead livestock into the collection box of the vehicle through the top load opening , and to return the container to the collection site ; wherein the collection site has an inner access side , through which the container at the collection site is accessible to the farmer from inside the delimiting perimeter or through the delimiting perimeter of the farm, and an opposite outer access side through which the container at the collection site is accessible to the collection vehicle from outside the delimiting perimeter of the farm; and wherein the system further comprises: a refrigeration chamber dimensioned to enclose the container and provided with a door next to the collection site ; a door actuation unit of the refrigeration chamber arranged to open and close its door ; the refrigeration unit is arranged to maintain the refrigeration chamber at or below a predetermined temperature while its door is closed; and a container translation unit configured to move the container from the refrigeration chamber to the collection site and from the collection site to the refrigeration chamber while the door is open. a dead livestock container located at a collection site close to a delimiting perimeter of a farm; configured for receiving dead livestock loaded by a farmer; a refrigeration unit arranged to maintain the container refrigerated; a collection vehicle having a driver cab and a collection box provided with a top load opening ; a loading mechanism mounted to the collection vehicle and configured to grasp the container at the collection site , lift and tip the container to unload the dead livestock into the collection box of the vehicle through the top load opening , and to return the container to the collection site ; wherein the collection site has an inner access side , through which the container at the collection site is accessible to the farmer from inside the delimiting perimeter or through the delimiting perimeter of the farm, and an opposite outer access side through which the container at the collection site is accessible to the collection vehicle from outside the delimiting perimeter of the farm; and wherein the system further comprises: a refrigeration chamber dimensioned to enclose the container and provided with a door next to the collection site ; a door actuation unit of the refrigeration chamber arranged to open and close its door ; the refrigeration unit is arranged to maintain the refrigeration chamber at or below a predetermined temperature while its door is closed; and a container translation unit configured to move the container from the refrigeration chamber to the collection site and from the collection site to the refrigeration chamber while the door is open. a refrigeration chamber dimensioned to enclose the container and provided with a door next to the collection site ; a door actuation unit of the refrigeration chamber arranged to open and close its door ; the refrigeration unit is arranged to maintain the refrigeration chamber at or below a predetermined temperature while its door is closed; and a container translation unit configured to move the container from the refrigeration chamber to the collection site and from the collection site to the refrigeration chamber while the door is open. <EOS>