Wild Game: Further Processing of Wild Game Meat

A European perspective on wild game meat and public health.

This paper presents information on wild game meat from the public health and inspection perspectives, taking as a starting point the preparation and final adoption of European Union Directive 92/45/EEC on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the marketing of wild game meat. National definitions of small and large 'game' and the distribution and popul...

Wild Meat and Biodiversity

African bushmeat includes ungulates such as forest antelope, known as duiker (Robinson and Bennett 2000), reptiles and large-bodied birds (Bennett-Hennessey 1995), smaller-bodied mammals such as porcupines and cane rat (Fa et al. 1995), and primates. In west and central Africa, bushmeat primates include monkey and chimpanzee (Willcox and Nambu 2007), baboon and colobus (Chapman et al. 2006), ev...

chaRactERiSation of WilD Rabbit commERcial gamE faRmS in Spain

The aim of this research is to characterise the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) commercial game farms in Spain using variables related to structure, management and marketing. To this end, a structured survey was administered in 2009 to 21 privately-owned farms. This subsector was an average age of 13. The average size of the breeding stock of the farms was 431 does and 64 bucks. Eighty-five...

Effect of Game Management on Wild Red-Legged Partridge Abundance

The reduction of game and fish populations has increased investment in management practices. Hunting and fishing managers use several tools to maximize harvest. Managers need to know the impact their management has on wild populations. This issue is especially important to improve management efficacy and biodiversity conservation. We used questionnaires and field bird surveys in 48 hunting esta...

Wild game feasts and fatal degenerative neurologic illness.