Tajchman Katarzyna, Janiszewski Paweł, Staniszewska Patrycja, Hanzal Vladimir, Kasperek Kornel, Strachecka Aneta
Department of Animal Ethology and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Bioeconomy, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, Lublin, 20-950, Poland.
Department of Fur-Bearing Animal Breeding and Game Management, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, Olsztyn, 10-719, Poland.
BMC Vet Res. 2024 Dec 4;20(1):549. doi: 10.1186/s12917-024-04416-x.
The frequent presence of hunters in hunting areas may have a negative impact on wild animals, which may disturb their welfare. Stressors may long affect individual animal species in different ways. Therefore, the study aimed to compare cortisol level in the hair of male mouflons, red deer, and wild boars harvested at the end of the stalking hunting season depending on the age and carcass mass. The cortisol level was determined using the DetectX Cortisol ELISA Kits.
The concentration of cortisol in the hair of mouflons was almost six times lower than that of red deer and wild boars. Carcass mass and age researched animals did not affect cortisol levels.
Stalking hunts most likely do not impact the welfare of big game. There is probably habituation to long-term stress in the animals studied. Mouflons have the ability to respond effectively to specific stressors and are more resistant to long-term stress.
狩猎区域内猎人的频繁出现可能会对野生动物产生负面影响，干扰它们的健康。应激源可能长期以不同方式影响单个动物物种。因此，本研究旨在比较在跟踪狩猎季节结束时收获的雄性摩弗伦羊、马鹿和野猪毛发中的皮质醇水平，具体取决于年龄和胴体质量。使用DetectX皮质醇ELISA试剂盒测定皮质醇水平。
摩弗伦羊毛发中的皮质醇浓度几乎比马鹿和野猪低六倍。所研究动物的胴体质量和年龄并未影响皮质醇水平。
跟踪狩猎很可能不会影响大型猎物的健康。所研究的动物可能已经习惯了长期应激。摩弗伦羊有能力有效应对特定应激源，并且对长期应激更具抵抗力。
