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Originally Posted by PrincessDiana  Just found something! Chapter 5 - Taeniasis - 2010 Yellow Book | CDC Travelers' Health
"Freezing (23° F, –5°C) meat for 4 or more days will kill cysticerci." -- This applies to the cysts of both Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) and T. saginata (beef tapeworm).
If a normal freezer is 0° F (I think you posted that), then that should cover it if these organisms were able to affect canines.
Also, you posted this already but freezing raw pork for 24 hours in a domestic freezer will render Toxoplasma gondii nonviable (aka, unable to reproduce).
The raw feeding guidelines should be adjusted to reflect these recommended freezing periods as to eliminate or at least minimize risk of parasitic infection. |
hi diana,
thanks for all the info. you've been adding to the thread. i have been learning a lot on this thread!
one quick question though, does raw chicken smell worse than the other meats? i buy pre-made raw for my dogs, but it seems like the chicken smells kind of bad usually, while the other meats don't smell as bad, is the chicken bad? or does raw chicken just smell worse than other raw meats?
i am hesitant to make my own raw, because i am scared that maybe it's not as safe as pre-made raw, because with the raw meats they sell at supermarkets for human consumption; they don't expect anyone to eat it raw, so i am afraid that it might not be very safe to feed it directly to my dogs without cooking first. any thoughts on that?
thanks!