Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

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Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

Postby Brandon Flyway » Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:48 am

One of the male mallards that we got last weekend had white specks all in the breast. They were about the size of a pencil lead and 1/8 inch long and through out the breast. We didn't keep the breast and I didn't think a the time to get a picture of it.

I think that this has come up on here before. Does anyone know what this is?
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Re: Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

Postby driveby » Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:08 pm

It's called "rice breast"......I think.
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Re: Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

Postby JaMak84 » Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:14 pm

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=31242&p=756650&hilit=Rice+Breast#p756650


Many a topic on "Rice Breast".
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Re: Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

Postby Don Miller » Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:31 pm

I call them "yankee brains".
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Re: Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

Postby Brandon Flyway » Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:41 pm

Mmmm... worms.
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Re: Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

Postby 3seasons » Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:42 pm

Yep Rice Breast. Its common and Im not going to knowingly eat it..

Here is a little literature of some info on Sarcocystis in Humans(RiceBreast)

"after eating sarcocysts in animal muscles (meat), they become infected with stages that develop in the gastrointestinal tract. Humans can serve as both intermediate and definitive hosts for different species of Sarcocystis. Detection methods, means of identification, prevalence of infection, transmission routes, clinical signs, diagnostics, and methods of treatment and prevention are described in this chapter."
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Re: Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

Postby Jeff » Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:42 pm

Nope this topic has never come up before.

And I have never said if you kill it you should eat it especially since there have been NUMEROUS studies done that they don't effect the taste of the duck or your safety by eating it. IMO you kill it you eat it, at least that's the rule at my home and camp. Of course I have never said that before either.
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Re: Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

Postby richard b evers » Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:43 pm

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Re: Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

Postby crow » Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:09 pm

I pick the white parts out and serve them on the side. Cuts down on the amount of rice I have to cook. A poor man gotta cut corners where he can!

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Re: Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

Postby RiverDuck » Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:42 pm

We killed a mallard this weekend with "rice breast" as well. Needless to say, we didnt eat it, I dont care what "they" say is safe to eat or not. Who the hell is "they" anyway, haha :lol:
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Re: Mallard breast w/ white specks all in the meat?

Postby johndavid78 » Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:06 pm

from a reputable source:

http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/hunt_t ... cystis.asp
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