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Body Measurements and Body Condition Scoring in Bactrian Camels [PDF]
AnimalsBody measurements are used regularly to describe phenotypes or the weight of animals. However, little data describe the age effect on the different measurements.
Bernard Faye +5 more
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Growth Curves and Body Condition of Young Cats and Their Relation to Maternal Body Condition
Animals, 2022 The aim of the present study was to assess factors like litter, individual and maternal effects on kitten overweight at 8 months of age, defined as body condition score (BCS) ≥ 6, in an intact cat family.
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Owner misperception of canine body condition persists despite use of a body condition score chart* [PDF]
Journal of Nutritional Science, 2014 Canine obesity is a prevalent disease, but many owners are unaware of it, partly due to misperception of their dog's body shape. Body condition scoring (BCS) is a simple method of assessing body composition, but whether it can reduce owner misperception ...
Rebekah C. Eastland-Jones +4 more
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Relationships between body condition score, body weight and body measurements in alpacas
Irish Veterinary JournalBackground The nutritional status in alpacas is often masked by their dense fibre coat. Its assessment is commonly approached by different body condition scores (BCS) that rely on manual palpation of defined anatomical regions.
Johannes Buchallik-Schregel +9 more
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The relationship between body condition, body composition, and growth in amphibians [PDF]
PLOS ONEBody condition of animals is often assumed to reflect advantages in survival or reproduction, but body condition indices may not reflect body composition, or condition may be unrelated to fitness-associated traits. The relationship between body condition indices and composition has rarely been quantified in amphibians, and body condition has not ...
Ross K. Hinderer +2 more
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Animals, 2023 Body condition in horses is a growing concern that has different patterns of development in horses that are above and below the ideal range. This study used professional and para-professional evaluators (veterinarians, farriers, trainers, Danish ...
Mette Uldahl +2 more
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Non-breeding song rate reflects nutritional condition rather than body condition. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Numerous studies have focused on song in songbirds as a signal involved in mate choice and intrasexual competition. It is expected that song traits such as song rate reflect individual quality by being dependent on energetic state or condition.
Alain J-M Van Hout +3 more
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‘Ageing and the Limiting Conditions of the Body’ [PDF]
Sociological Research Online, 1998 The twentieth century has seen a remarkable shift in thinking about old age. For increasing numbers of people reaching retirement there are numerous competing and contradictory messages about how age and ageing are viewed in contemporary society. The lack of any simple linear relationship between chronological age and physiological fitness and the ...
Chris Gilleard, Paul Higgs
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 : The objective of this study was to characterize the association between body condition score (BCS) and BCS change (ΔBCS), determined by an automated camera system at multiple time points, and the subsequent pregnancy per first artificial insemination ...
P. Pinedo +4 more
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How to Measure Body Condition Score in Florida Beef Cattle
EDIS, 2018 Body condition score (BCS) is both a good indicator of the past nutritional status of a cow and a way to determine future nutritional needs. The BCS technique is easy to learn and can help with management decisions.
Matthew J. Hersom, Todd A. Thrift
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