CWD safe to eat or not?

[Doug Hamilton]

Actually I have heard from people. At the fl and ga cattlemen meeting that yes some thought mad cow was made

Were they wearing tin foil hats?

Scrapie in sheep has been known since 1732. Which lab do you think it came from?

 

[Jeff505]

I remember reading about a disease called Kuru or laughing sickness in the 70s. It was listed in the Guinness book of records as the worlds rarest disease. The only people affected by this were certain tribes in Papau New Guinea that practiced ritual cannibalism by consuming those in the tribe who had died, the brain and bones were part of this feast.

To add protein and other nutrients to the diet of livestock, it became common place to make a supplemental meal from the unused portions of cattle which included brain and spinal tissue to animal feed. It is suggested that this might be the original source of mad cow disease. Such practices have been halted as it was proven that mad cow disease could be transmitted to humans.

There is no conclusive evidence that CWD can be transmitted to humans through the consumption of deer meat, with that being said it would probably be a wise move to not consume brain or bones of processed deer. Deboning makes good sense.

 

[Flbt]

Were they wearing tin foil hats?

No they were the older men in there. And they were saying it after I believe a buch of cattle were killed in the uk back in 97 or there about if I remember right.
But in there defense they were of the generation that saw the state dipping cattle for screwworms in the 50’s and if they could not dip the cows the state men just shot the cows.

 

[Flbt]

Were they wearing tin foil hats?

Scrapie in sheep has been known since 1732. Which lab do you think it came from?

I did not say I believe it.
Just what I heard said. But there were a lot of them that did not believe there was a moon landing either.

 

[Hunt anything]

I just found out the elk I killed tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Unfortunately my cooler stopped working and I had to take it to town and have it processed immediately and was unable to wait for the test to come back before processing it. As far as I can tell there has never been a case of it transmitting to humans, but the CDC says not to eat it. I got $864 in the processing and I really hate to throw it away. What do you guys think? Eat or throw.

I’m curious if it’s mandatory to have all deer/elk tested for CWD in your area or voluntary?
ADCNR has set up voluntary drop freezers in the areas without CWD but I believe it’s mandatory to have your deer tested in the CWD zone.

 

[farmer_john]

Actually I have heard from people. At the fl and ga cattlemen meeting that yes some thought mad cow was made

My understanding is it came from the sheep industry grinding up neuro materials into livestock feed

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

I wouldn’t knowingly eat it.

And I love Elk!

Look at these amazing Elk Balls I just ate!

 

[CraigV]

So, I am just curious about two things. Where did the OP take this critter, and did he let the processor know about the positive results?

 

[mooze]

I remember reading about a disease called Kuru or laughing sickness in the 70s. It was listed in the Guinness book of records as the worlds rarest disease. The only people affected by this were certain tribes in Papau New Guinea that practiced ritual cannibalism by consuming those in the tribe who had died, the brain and bones were part of this feast.

To add protein and other nutrients to the diet of livestock, it became common place to make a supplemental meal from the unused portions of cattle which included brain and spinal tissue to animal feed. It is suggested that this might be the original source of mad cow disease. Such practices have been halted as it was proven that mad cow disease could be transmitted to humans.

There is no conclusive evidence that CWD can be transmitted to humans through the consumption of deer meat, with that being said it would probably be a wise move to not consume brain or bones of processed deer. Deboning makes good sense.

see my previous post, there seems to be a minimal or cumulative infectious dose for prions.

 

[GuttormG]

Guess tons of CWD meat were consumed before this disease was know and tested for.