Question for Folk involved in Deer Management

[undisputed 1,664]

Ok one for the guy's that know a thing or two about deer. I was given a Roe Stag by a friend of mine and when we were butchering it we came across what looked like a large growth inside the cavity where the kidney's, stomache would be. The lump was quite prominent and hard to the touch and when we cut it out and opend it a creamy liquid came out of it. The fluid resembled Chicken Soup and smelled quite bad. Any idea's what this could be and is the meat still edible I never took a pic of the lump but I did snap the fluid and info would be appreciated. Cheers

[greenman 221]

Ok one for the guy's that know a thing or two about deer. I was given a Roe Stag by a friend of mine and when we were butchering it we came across what looked like a large growth inside the cavity where the kidney's, stomache would be. The lump was quite prominent and hard to the touch and when we cut it out and opend it a creamy liquid came out of it. The fluid resembled Chicken Soup and smelled quite bad. Any idea's what this could be and is the meat still edible I never took a pic of the lump but I did snap the fluid and info would be appreciated. Cheers

it's some sort of abcess. when i lived in a particular part of the country i butchered a lot of deer with internal abcesses caused by tb. any really bad cases were bagged and sent to defra, the carcasses were never condemned and only saw one really bad case in a fallow buck who was riddled throughout his body. if you know where to look at the lymph nodes on the internal organs i think people would be shocked at how rife this disease is in deer.

[undisputed 1,664]

Ok one for the guy's that know a thing or two about deer. I was given a Roe Stag by a friend of mine and when we were butchering it we came across what looked like a large growth inside the cavity where the kidney's, stomache would be. The lump was quite prominent and hard to the touch and when we cut it out and opend it a creamy liquid came out of it. The fluid resembled Chicken Soup and smelled quite bad. Any idea's what this could be and is the meat still edible I never took a pic of the lump but I did snap the fluid and info would be appreciated. Cheers

it's some sort of abcess. when i lived in a particular part of the country i butchered a lot of deer with internal abcesses caused by tb. any really bad cases were bagged and sent to defra, the carcasses were never condemned and only saw one really bad case in a fallow buck who was riddled throughout his body. if you know where to look at the lymph nodes on the internal organs i think people would be shocked at how rife this disease is in deer.

 

 

Wouldn't Tb abcesses be in the region of the bronchial tubes or chest area....So do you reckon the meat is safe to eat?...thanks for the reply

[Rabbithunter 456]

if i discoverd out like that, feck eating it.

[martin 332]

You really need to inspect the lymph nodes around the body to see if they are alright,also,if there is an abcess,there is a possibility of associated abcesses along the spinal column.You really need to know what you are looking for to be honest,so,if you could put some pics up of the lymph nodes,and,check that there are no other abcesses,then it might be a bit easier to diagnose it for you.............Martin.

 

p.s. I have just disposed of a carcase because it had a disease called 'yersinosis' so I know what it is like to have to throw away a lot of what looks like perfectly good meat.

[undisputed 1,664]

You really need to inspect the lymph nodes around the body to see if they are alright,also,if there is an abcess,there is a possibility of associated abcesses along the spinal column.You really need to know what you are looking for to be honest,so,if you could put some pics up of the lymph nodes,and,check that there are no other abcesses,then it might be a bit easier to diagnose it for you.............Martin.

 

p.s. I have just disposed of a carcase because it had a disease called 'yersinosis' so I know what it is like to have to throw away a lot of what looks like perfectly good meat.

 

 

Wouldn't know where the lymph nodes are if my life depended on it....as far as we could tell there were no other signs of abcesses or anything that remotely looked dodgy. It's all been cut up and bagged mate so no other pics. what is the disease you mentioned?