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VETERINARY RECORD
Volume 187, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1136/vr.105766
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- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona [13/051, 15/0174, 16/0243-00-CP/00, 16/0243-00-CP/01]
- Ajuntament de Barcelona [13/051, 15/0174, 16/0243-00-CP/00, 16/0243-00-CP/01]
- Generalitat de Catalunya (Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca, Departament d'Economia i Coneixement) [2016FI_B 00425]
- European Social Fund (ESF)
- FI-GENCAT Fellowship [2018FI_B_00978]
- Agencia de Gestio d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR)
- ESF
- AGAUR of the Generalitat de Catalunya
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Background Wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations are increasing worldwide and invading urban areas. Live-capture can improve the management of this challenge, maximising efficiency, allowing scientific studies and potentially improving animal welfare. This study assesses teleanaesthesia, drop-net, corral trap and cage trap to live-capture wild boar in urban and peri-urban areas, evaluating efficiency and animal stress through haematology and serum biochemistry. Methods From 2012 to 2018, 655 wild boars were captured in 279 operations (drop-net=17, teleanaesthesia=186, cage trap=66 and corral trap=10) in the urban and peri-urban areas of Barcelona (Spain). Haematological and serum biochemical variables were determined in 145 wild boars (42 drop-netted, 41 teleanaesthetised, 38 cage-trapped and 24 corral-trapped). Results Performance (wild boars captured per operation) was highest for drop-net, followed by corral and cage traps, and finally teleanaesthesia. The three physical capture methods were more stressful than teleanaesthesia, causing a more intense physiological reaction, muscular damage, renal function impairment and homeostasis adaption. Stress response was predominantly adrenergic for drop-net and cortisol-induced for cage and corral traps. Conclusion Teleanaesthesia is the choice in reactive urban situations thanks to its adaptability; drop-net effectively targets wild boars in peri-urban environments; cage and corral traps are useful as long-term methods in specific areas.
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