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[Witty]

So my fodder squad managed to strike down a local forgotten beast and its deadly vapors. The syndrome wasn't anything too bad - minor fever, dizziness and a bit of nausea.

However, the FB's corpse is drenched in this extract. I would like to butcher the thing, but I fear that its extract would infect the whole fort. Is there any way I can get my dwarves to clean it? Or will butchering the corpse just automatically get rid of the extract?   

[smjjames]

I've never had any problems with the dwarves butchering the FBs (aside from putting stuff besides the meat in the wrong stockpile, but can't blame them for the confusion I guess) and I've had a good number of noxious secretion FBs. I haven't tracked whether the extract contaminates anything, but I don't think so.

[Girlinhat]

The most direct method to clean a corpse is to pour water over it, although this can have the frustrating effect of simply moving the contaminant everywhere else.

I'd probably build a butcher shop next to the corpse and assign a migrant cheesemaker to do the job.

[smjjames]

As long as your dwarves are well clothed, there shouldn't be any problems.

[Garath]

and after it's butchered, my guess is that the contaminant is gone. So yeah, cheesemaker/beekeeper Urist McExpendable and hope for the best. Skill isn't a big factor in butchering anyway, so even a legendary one isn't such a big loss