Blackmore D K, Bowling M C, Madié P, Nutman A, Barnes G R, Davies A S, Donoghue M, Kirk E J
Department of Physics and Biophysics, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
N Z Vet J. 1995 Aug;43(4):134-7. doi: 10.1080/00480169.1995.35872.
The isolated heads of a Friesian bull and three large, Large White pigs were shot from various aspects with a 12-gauge shotgun using both a single 28 g solid lead projectile and buckshot, the latter consisting of nine individual lead pellets with a combined mass of 28 g. The sites of impact to the skull included the conventional frontal region, an occipital site and immediately behind the ear. A live mature Large White sow was shot with buckshot in the depression just caudal to the right ear, resulting in immediate insensibility and death. The damage caused to the isolated heads indicated that similar effects could be expected if the heads had been part of intact living animals. It is suggested that buckshot (nine lead pellets with a combined mass of 28 g) fired from a 12-gauge shotgun may be suitable for the emergency slaughter or euthanasia of a wide variety of domestic livestock and other species of animal.
用12号霰弹枪从不同角度向一头弗里斯兰公牛和三头大型大白猪的离体头部射击，分别使用一枚28克的实心铅弹丸和霰弹，后者由九个单独的铅弹丸组成，总质量为28克。颅骨的撞击部位包括传统的额部区域、枕部以及耳后部位。一头成年大白母猪在右耳后方的凹陷处被霰弹击中，随即失去知觉并死亡。对离体头部造成的损伤表明，如果这些头部是完整活体动物的一部分，预计会产生类似的效果。建议用12号霰弹枪发射的霰弹（九个总质量为28克的铅弹丸）可能适用于多种家畜和其他动物的紧急屠宰或安乐死。
