Jeb Stuart
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@Jeb Stuart - you may have self-assigned my comments, but they were not meant for you, and did not quote or reference you or your statements.
My statement, brief as it was, is meant to describe the difference in a relatively instantaneous adrenal release and the long cycle metabolic pathway in which lactic acid is produced.
Several times in this thread, references and comparisons are drawn between wild game and domestic livestock, with a terribly blurred line between sustained animal stress in an abattoir and instantaneous alert of a game animal, or a short duration “death sprint”. It’s silly to pretend these are the same, and also silly to pretend there is no adrenal response in an animal which is injured to be killed. Even in domestic livestock, a pneumatic bolt gun to the forehead might cease conscious motor control near-instantly, but it’s a far cry from instantly ceasing adrenal response.
What an animal ate during life, it’s general health condition at death, and how the meat is treated following death have infinitely greater influence on meat quality and flavor than how far a dead-on-its-feet deer could run before succumbing.
I got it, and was just going forward with the effects of Lactic Acid as mentioned in a post before yours. Makes for a good debate or discussion.
Thanks