Table 3.
Mean (±SD) duration (s) of reflexes and behaviours post cervical dislocation (manual + mechanically-assisted) killing method application in relation to achieved (Y/N) post-mortem parameters.
| Cervical Dislocation Post-Mortem Parameters | Reflex/Behaviour Duration (s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaw Tone | Pupillary | Nictitating Membrane | Wing Flapping | Leg Paddling | Cloacal Movement | ||
| neck skin intact | N | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 37.7 ± 40.6 | 143.8 ± 53.9 | 143.8 ± 53.9 | 140.0 ± 50.5 |
| Y | 4.9 ± 5.8 | 38.9 ± 24.5 | 26.0 ± 31.0 | 118.4 ± 44.0 | 117.4 ± 43.7 | 114.1 ± 43.4 | |
| ≥1 carotid arteries severed | N | 5.3 ± 6.5 | 45.7 ± 20.8 | 28.9 ± 29.3 | 113.2 ± 41.8 | 112.0 ± 41.2 | 111.4 ± 41.5 |
| Y | 3.7 ± 2.1 | 13.2 ± 20.2 | 18.3 ± 35.8 | 138.5 ± 47.2 | 138.5 ± 47.2 | 125.9 ± 48.9 | |
| dislocation level >C0–C1 | N | 3.6 ± 2.6 | 26.3 ± 23.9 | 17.1 ± 24.8 | 115.1 ± 47.2 | 115.9 ± 46.5 | 115.3 ± 38.9 |
| Y | 5.8 ± 7.0 | 45.8 ± 22.4 | 32.7 ± 33.7 | 121.9 ± 42.3 | 119.8 ± 42.4 | 114.7 ± 46.9 | |
| dislocation level >C1–C2 | N | 4.6 ± 5.3 | 36.3 ± 24.7 | 21.1 ± 24.5 | 116.3 ± 43.7 | 115.1 ± 43.2 | 113.4 ± 40.9 |
| Y | 6.2 ± 7.7 | 45.3 ± 24.6 | 52.5 ± 45.9 | 133.2 ± 45.5 | 133.9 ± 45.7 | 122.8 ± 55.8 | |