The impact of stalking hunt season on long-term stress in big game.

IF 2.3 2区农林科学 Q1 VETERINARY SCIENCES

BMC Veterinary Research Pub Date : 2024-12-04 DOI:10.1186/s12917-024-04416-x

Katarzyna Tajchman, Paweł Janiszewski, Patrycja Staniszewska, Vladimir Hanzal, Kornel Kasperek, Aneta Strachecka

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Abstract

Background: 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.

Results: 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.

Conclusions: 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.

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跟踪狩猎季节对大型猎物长期压力的影响。

背景：猎人在狩猎地区的频繁出现可能会对野生动物产生负面影响，这可能会扰乱它们的福利。压力源可能以不同的方式长期影响单个动物物种。因此，该研究旨在比较在跟踪狩猎季节结束时根据年龄和胴体质量收获的雄性麋鹿，马鹿和野猪毛发中的皮质醇水平。使用DetectX®皮质醇ELISA试剂盒检测皮质醇水平。结果：麋鹿毛发中皮质醇的浓度比马鹿和野猪毛发低近6倍。被研究动物的胴体质量和年龄对皮质醇水平没有影响。结论：跟踪狩猎很可能不会影响大型动物的福利。在被研究的动物中可能存在对长期压力的习惯。Mouflons有能力对特定的压力源做出有效的反应，并且更能抵抗长期的压力。

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BMC Veterinary Research VETERINARY SCIENCES-

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4.80

自引率

3.80%

发文量

420

审稿时长

3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： BMC Veterinary Research is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of veterinary science and medicine, including the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of medical conditions of domestic, companion, farm and wild animals, as well as the biomedical processes that underlie their health.