>I sterilize the  needles for my two livestock inoculation guns by placing
in boiling water for 15 minutes .

This process will not sterilize.  There are plenty of bacteria that
can survive that treatment.  Will take a pressure cooker for about an
hour to truly sterilize.

A strong enough oxidizer (like bleach) will sterilize if given some
time.  So will enough radiation.

But generally no need to sterilize--only to disinfect, as most human
pathogens and decay organisms aren't that tough.

Randy Oliver

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