Table 2.

Results of post-mortem examination of grey partridge (Perdix perdix) and pigeons (Columba palumbus, Columba livia and Columba oenas) carcasses

	Grey partridge	Pigeons	Statistical differencesd
Total number of individuals	82	128
Body condition (n)
Good	74	83	ns
Bad (cachexia)	0	2
Not specified	8	43
Signs of predation (n)
No	53	116	*
Yes	26	1
Not specified	3	11
Summary of lesions (n)
No lesion	29	57	*
Congestiona	29	17	*
Intestinal tract	6	14
Liver	11	6
Kidney	11	3
Lung	11	5
Haemorrhagea	21	29	ns
Intestinal tract	8	17
Liver	5	2
Kidney	4	1
Lung	14	18
Otherb	6	3	ns
Discolouration of the hepatic parenchyma	6	2
Liver necrosis	0	1
Inconclusive post-mortem examinationc	9	30

^aAffected organs are indicated below in italics

^bObserved lesions are specified below in italics

^cState of carcass (e.g. beginning of putrefaction process, lack of some organs) did not allow complete post-mortem examinations or results not reported in the SAGIR database

^dDifference between grey partridge and pigeons were investigated with Fisher’s exact tests, *significant statistical differences (p < 0.05), ns no significant statistical differences