Cooking will kill parasites/microbes but won't necessarily denature the poisonous byproducts of their metabolism. Irradiating as close to time of butchery mini

Cooking will kill parasites/microbes but won't necessarily denature the poisonous byproducts of their metabolism. Irradiating as close to time of butchery minimizes the amount of time the critters can excrete their grossness into the food.