Originally Posted by
mr604
So you submit the head.....you get home and you cut up your deer and freeze it etc.....will the ministry infom/contact you if your submitted head tests positive for CWD? I thought that the disease is found in the brain/spinal cord of the animals (like BSE is found in beef cattle).....I would not want to be consuming any organs (Liver/kidneys/heart etc) from a CWD contaminated deer, and possibly none of the meat.....
If positive, CWD will be present throughout the animal, including all muscle tissue (the same applies for BSE).
The prion is found at a higher concentration in the brain/spinal column.
It is depressing to have to dispose of a diseased animal, exasperated if time/money was spent in processing it.
Here in Alberta, hunters have learned the hard way to Not cut up their deer until it is confirmed to be CWD free.
Freeze in large pieces and process after the testing results have been received.