Here is a link to the AVMA guidelines on euthanasia in animals: https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Documents/euthanasia.pdf
The description on sheep and goats starts on page 55, and includes a diagram on where and at what angle the gunshot should be placed, along with a quick discussion on pros and cons on different types of guns and ammunition to be used. Regards, Stephan Stephan Wildeus, Ph.D., PAS, Dipl. ACAP Research Professor – Small Ruminants Box 9061 Agricultural Research Station Virginia State University Petersburg, VA 23806 e-mail: [email protected] Ph.: 804-524-6716 Fax: 804-524-5186 -----Original Message----- From: Blackbelly [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 12:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] dispatching gun This is one of the better diagrams I have seen. Since this shows where the brain is, and how small it is. It also gives you some sight lines to follow. However for Blackbellies, think about how thick their foreheads must be from all the head butting. I would never attempt a frontal line, especially with a small caliber round. -Steve On 3/29/2015 8:14 PM, Michael Smith wrote: > I've never dispatched a sheep before. When you all say "behind the > ear", in what direction are you aiming? towards the spine, or towards > the other side, or towards the front of the head? > > I would have thought the best entrance would be behind the head into > the brain, trying to break the spine and also stop the brain. No? > > -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 6:59 PM, Eileen Breedlove > <[email protected]> wrote: > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.blackbellysheep.info&d=AwICAg&c=M6jrGf-tsbVD-_IIQXm5t9QIANL_IQIQ77prrocxArU&r=AMm7GJj7Dc3dDaRcrxQrrQ&m=OP--daDDE1-bYw1uPRDtGe3ZOvj39bI4q2r0vhwDxKc&s=rqQpTcSqIfDA-CGiJvxSN2nHKFJkwOZTU_GLiwa1YDo&e= “The information in this email and any attachments may be confidential and privileged. Access to this email by anyone other than the intended addressee is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient (or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient) please notify the sender by reply email and immediately delete this email and any copies from your computer and/or storage system. The sender does not authorize the use, distribution, disclosure or reproduction of this email (or any part of its contents) by anyone other than the intended recipient(s). No representation is made that this email and any attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient.” _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
