CWD home test kit

[thumper]

Not one person has ever been affected from eating CWD deer. It's the romaine lettuce in the salad, and cauliflower side-dish I'd be concerned about.

[kodiakken]

Six weeks to get the results back. One would think they would be able to do their checks faster than that.

[sk270]

Originally Posted by kodiakken

Six weeks to get the results back. One would think they would be able to do their checks faster than that.

They would if it were a public health program. However, I think it is gathering data for the biologists. Nonetheless, we were not going to eat ours until we recently received the negative report.

[saskbooknut]

2% active chlorine bleach is the recommended disinfectant. Commercial bleach is usually 6%.
I use bleach 50/50 with water for a one hour soak on cutlery and cutting boards.

[Penner]

Originally Posted by winmag

we use spray nine and scrub brush to disinfect , will kill just about every thing bacterial and
viruses like Ebola , Hanta virus etc. , just don't inhale fumes

That’s great however CWD (the protein) isn’t alive it just exists thus you can’t kill it. From what I understand incineration and possibly humic acid can destroy them.

[Steelhorse Cowboy]

just got back my results on two mulies..negative...off to the grinder!

[Mateo]

My doe, that looked perfectly healthy and had ample fat came back positive for CWD. No to decide if I throw it away or make use of it for dog food?

[Ranger CS]

Originally Posted by saskbooknut

2% active chlorine bleach is the recommended disinfectant. Commercial bleach is usually 6%.
I use bleach 50/50 with water for a one hour soak on cutlery and cutting boards.

As already stated prions are all but impossible to destroy. Similar prions associated with Mad Cow or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been researched extensively and attempts to destroy these prions have been unsuccessful. Affected dental instruments after being sterilized in an autoclave will still contain prions.

[traderal]

Originally Posted by Mateo

My doe, that looked perfectly healthy and had ample fat came back positive for CWD. No to decide if I throw it away or make use of it for dog food?

If I wouldn't eat it I wouldn't give it to my dog either.

[timbertom]

Originally Posted by thumper

Not one person has ever been affected from eating CWD deer. It's the romaine lettuce in the salad, and cauliflower side-dish I'd be concerned about.

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[Savage Bacon]

I just don't like freezing the tenders and heart for a couple months waiting on results. That stuff wants to be enjoyed right away! And yes maybe without the dangers of the romaine lettuce!

[Pioneer2]

Originally Posted by traderal

If I wouldn't eat it I wouldn't give it to my dog either.

Build a fire.

[saskbooknut]

No one was ever to be affected by BSE either. We all know how that turned out.
Smart people would be cautious.