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The issue is that they could be infectious long before they develop symptoms like you would see in those "mad cow" videos, or the moose in this PBS Nature episode.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/moose-life-of-a-twig-eater-about/13752/

Not trying to scare you or suggest that you need to buy a microscope. If F&G is monitoring the situation, and you monitor them, that may be just as safe as beef.

Thanks for that!

Also, checking out those poll posts is still on my to-do list!!!