Relationships between body condition score, body weight and body measurements in alpacas [PDF]
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.
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Predicting Ewe Body Condition Score Using Lifetime Liveweight and Liveweight Change, and Previous Body Condition Score Record [PDF]
Animals, 2020 The body condition score (BCS) in sheep (Ovis aries) is a widely used subjective measure of body condition. Body condition score and liveweight have been reported to be statistically and often linearly related in ewes. Therefore, it was hypothesized that
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Body condition score at calving, subclinical ketosis, postpartum body condition score losses, diseases, and fertility in Holstein cows: modelling confounding associations [PDF]
Veterinary and Animal ScienceThis study examined the association between energy metabolism-related variables and conception rate at first service (CRFS) in Holstein cows. It focused on identifying confounding relationships among key factors.
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Are Horse Owners Able to Estimate Their Animals’ Body Condition Score and Cresty Neck Score? [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2022 Obesity and overconditioning are becoming more prevalent in horses, and are influencing the animal’s health, activity, and reproductive efficiency.
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Establishment of the body condition score for adult female Xenopus laevis [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 The assessment of animals’ health and nutritional status using a Body Condition Score (BCS) has become a common and reliable tool in lab-animal science. It enables a simple, semi-objective, and non-invasive assessment (palpation of osteal prominences and
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Corrigendum to “Body condition score at calving, subclinical ketosis, postpartum body condition score losses, diseases, and fertility in Holstein cows: modelling confounding associations” [PDF]
Veterinary and Animal SciencePedro Melendez +4 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 ...
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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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Nutritional consulting in regular veterinary practices in Belgium and the Netherlands
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022 Background Increased interest in nutrition by dog and cat owners stresses the importance of providing tailored nutritional guidance for each patient by veterinarians.
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Veterinary Sciences, 2023 Accurate estimation of body weight (BW) and condition (BCS) is important in the equine practice. The main goal of this research was to develop models for the prediction of BW and BCS of horses in the practice using both common morphometric measurements ...
Nadine Urbanek, Qendrim Zebeli
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