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Body Measurements and Body Condition Scoring in Bactrian Camels [PDF]

Animals
Body 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, Shynar Akhmetsadykova, Moldir Akhmetzhanova, Zauresh Bilal, Zhaidar Musayev, Gaukhar Konuspayeva   +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.
Han Opsomer, Annette Liesegang, Daniel Brugger, Brigitta Wichert   +3 more
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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, Alexander J. German, Shelley L. Holden, Vincent Biourge, Lucy C. Pickavance   +4 more
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Relationships between body condition score, body weight and body measurements in alpacas

Irish Veterinary Journal
Background 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, Frederik Kiene, Juliane Buchallik, Hannah Marahrens, Nina Ossowski, Carolin Viktoria Schumacher, Berit Gerstel, Ulla Reimers, Martin Ganter, Matthias Gerhard Wagener   +9 more
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Body Condition Score in Danish Horses Related to Type, Use, and Training Level: Patterns, Risk, and Protective Factors

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, Jan Dahl, Hilary Mary Clayton   +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, Rianne Pinxten, Ann Geens, Marcel Eens   +3 more
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Dynamics of automatically generated body condition scores during early lactation and pregnancy at first artificial insemination of Holstein cows

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, D. Manríquez, J. Azocar, B.R. Klug, A. De Vries   +4 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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Sexual Size Dimorphism and Body Condition in the Australasian Gannet [PDF]

, 2015
Funding: The research was financially supported by the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment. Acknowledgments We thank the Victorian Marine Science Consortium, Sea All Dolphin Swim, Parks Victoria, and the Point Danger Management Committee for logistical
A Bunce, A Kato, A Velando, AD Ewing, AI Bijleveld, AI Schulte-Hostedde, AI Schulte-Hostedde, AJ Hobday, AJ Hobday, AJ Mata, AV Hedrick, C Barbraud, C Daniel, C Moseley, C Stauss, CB Zavalaga, CL Hull, D Halliday, DJ Fairbairn, DR Evans, EJ Wingham, Emma Tew, EN Flint, F Dechaume-Moncharmont, GH Golet, GM Rishworth, H Lormee, H Lormee, H Weimerskirch, H Weimerskirch, H Weimerskirch, HN Layton, IR Cleasby, J Fairbairn, J Navarro, J Schultner, J Warham, JA Amat, JA Castillo-Guerrero, JA Green, JB Nelson, JB Nelson, JC Coulson, JC Hennicke, JD Gilardi, JD Rising, JE Lovich, JL Schamber, JM Lough, John P. Y. Arnould, John R. Speakman, JP Croxall, JPY Arnould, KE Erikstad, KH Elliott, Lauren P. Angel, LB Spear, LD Einoder, M Bosch, M Guerra, M Renner, M Renner, MA Serrano-Meneses, Marlenne A. Rodríguez-Malagón, Melanie R. Wells, MG Forero, MG Forero, MK Labocha, NC Stenseth, O Chastel, P Monaghan, R Gales, R Shine, RHE Mullers, Roberto Ambrosini, S Barker, S Choudhury, S Guggenheimer, S Lewis, S Lewis, S Lewis, SA Patterson, SA Shaffer, SA Shaffer, SA Shaffer, SMH Ismar, TM Pyk, TW O'Dwyer, VA Viblanc, Y Ropert-Coudert   +89 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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