Testing meat

[gloszz]

Just wanted to ask anyone if it is possible to get meat here tested after I dress it. I know my friends in Poland send their meat to the vet and have it tested for a few zloty ( few dollars). Is it possible to test deer meat here? I wanted to give some away to friends but they will not take it unless it is tested....

Secondly, I have seen hogs this year and want to shoot one but apparently that should be tested as well.

So should I send it to a vet or call U of A? What do you guys do/ think?

TIA

[spellswrong]

testing for what? if you're in a CWD area you can drop off a sample at one of the freezers located around the province and it will be tested for free. The reason you would have pigs tested is to check for trichinosis dont waste your money just cook the pork through like you would normally. I think the internal temp has to hit 170 but I could easily be wrong so do a quick search.

PM me the location of said pigs and Ill come out and we can take a look at them together...make sure they're safe

[Nyksta]

Originally Posted by gloszz

Just wanted to ask anyone if it is possible to get meat here tested after I dress it. I know my friends in Poland send their meat to the vet and have it tested for a few zloty ( few dollars). Is it possible to test deer meat here? I wanted to give some away to friends but they will not take it unless it is tested....

Secondly, I have seen hogs this year and want to shoot one but apparently that should be tested as well.

So should I send it to a vet or call U of A? What do you guys do/ think?

TIA

If your friends are that nervous about trusting wild game against their usual grocery store meat then dont pressure them. They arent going to appreciate it for what it is.

[sns2]

Feed it to them and don't tell em what they are eating. I've done it for decades.

[Full Curl Earl]

I am also unsure what you would be "testing" for other than CWD?
A veterinary office would not have the equipment to test. I suppose you could take the carcass to a butcher for a visual assessment?
It's an odd request for your friends to ask that? Does beef get tested at the packers?

[covey ridge]

I would think that any game living in nature would be healthier than livestock raised in a feed lot.

I would never gift game to anyone suspicious of its quality.

[calgarychef]

It's common in the European countries to get game tested. We don't do it here and seem to suffer few if any ill effects.

I'd say go ahead and eat your meat yourself and let your friends buy from the store.

[Dick284]

Check the heart, lungs, and liver for any abnormalities.(bumps, lumps, discolouration)[blown up from bullet impact aside]

What else is there to check?

Come to think of it, did you ever ask what the slaughter house meat inspector "checks" for? There are no lab tests unless there's something suspicious.

[wildwoods]

Originally Posted by covey ridge

I would think that any game living in nature would be healthier than livestock raised in a feed lot.

I would never gift game to anyone suspicious of its quality.

This^^^^^ All.Day.Long.

[Chief16]

Originally Posted by covey ridge

I would think that any game living in nature would be healthier than livestock raised in a feed lot.

I would never gift game to anyone suspicious of its quality.

Why would you think that? Lack of vaccines? Lack of disease treatment? Lack of a high quality, formulated diet?

[wildwoods]

Originally Posted by sns2

Feed it to them and don't tell em what they are eating. I've done it for decades.

Hahaha yup me too!

[katts69]

Man you ask some stupid questions. If they can’t except it for what it is, keep it for yourself.

[JWCalgary]

May be interesting....

It may be interesting to have game meat tested by a food lab. Aside from cwd. I wonder sometimes if there is weird stuff in game meat....then again, it would probably cost a small fortune to satisfy some "way out there" thoughts.

Wonder why Europe does it and what they find.... sounds like a make work project.



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[JWCalgary]

Ps: please post location of said hogs

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[Jay Kyle]

I have a friend who's a retired federal meat inspector. He tells me for pork they biopsy tissue near the joints (I think) and look with a microscope for trichinosis - much like a vet.