title: Jugular venous emboli of brain tissue induced in sheep by the use of captive bolt guns.
abstract: Emboli of central nervous tissue were detected in the jugular venous blood of two of 15 sheep stunned with a conventional cartridge-operated captive bolt gun and in two of 15 sheep stunned with a pneumatically activated gun. No emboli were detected in arterial blood from these sheep or in venous blood from sheep stunned electrically. Emboli from an animal with BSE could transmit the disease to people.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Anil
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Helps
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: McKinstry
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Philips
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shand
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bakirel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harbour
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000293:injuries*; D012756:Sheep / Q000293:injuries*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*