Urquhart K A, McKendrick I J
Thistle Veterinary Health Centre, 1 Alcorn Rigg, Edinburgh EH14 3BF
Vet Rec. 2003 Apr 19;152(16):497-501. doi: 10.1136/vr.152.16.497.
The number and sites of permanent wound tracts in the carcases of 943 wild culled red deer (Cervus elaphus) were recorded. During the peak period of the red deer rut there was a significant increase in the number of these tracts in the carcases, which was associated with a decrease from 89 per cent to 71 per cent in the probability of the first permanent wound tract also being the last (the terminal probability). There were significantly more permanent wound tracts in the carcases of one group (predominantly males) than in a second group (predominantly females and calves). In carcases with a single tract in the trunk, in which the heart and lungs were also examined, 80 per cent had tracts involving the heart and/or lungs, the recommended thoracic target organs. Tracts involving vital structures in the neck were also common, with 15.3 per cent of the carcases with a single permanent tract having damage limited to cervical structures.
记录了943头被扑杀的野生马鹿（赤鹿） carcasses身上永久性伤口通道的数量和位置。在马鹿发情高峰期， carcasses身上这些通道的数量显著增加，这与第一个永久性伤口通道也是最后一个（终末概率）的概率从89%降至71%有关。一组（主要是雄性）的carcasses身上的永久性伤口通道明显多于另一组（主要是雌性和幼崽）。在躯干有单个通道且对心脏和肺部也进行了检查的carcasses中，80%的通道涉及心脏和/或肺部，即推荐的胸部靶器官。涉及颈部重要结构的通道也很常见，15.3%有单个永久性通道的carcasses其损伤仅限于颈部结构。
