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Body condition scoring as a predictor of body fat in horses and ponies
The Veterinary Journal, 2012Body condition scoring systems were originally developed to quantify flesh cover in food animals and are commonly used to evaluate body fat in Equidae. The relationship between concurrent estimates of body fat content (eTBF%, deuterium oxide dilution; range, 2.7-35.6%) and subjective appraisals of body 'fatness' (body condition score, BCS; range, 1.25 ...
Dugdale, AHA +4 more
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A method for estimating body condition score (BCS) in donkeys [PDF]
, 2003 Over 25,000 small fanners currently use donkey power in Northern Cameroon. The donkey's working capacity is just enough for work on small farms. The donkey's nutritional status is crucial in guaranteeing sustainable energy for work. The best nutrition is far from being attained in Northern Cameroon.
Vall, Eric +2 more
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Relationship of body composition of mature ewes with condition score and body weight
Journal of Animal Science, 1993Fourteen mature, ovariectomized, western-range ewes with an initial mean BW of 72 +/- 4.5 kg and mean condition score (CS) of 7.5 +/- .3 were used to evaluate the relationship between CS and body composition. Diets of chopped straw and alfalfa hay were formulated to provide either maintenance energy or less than maintenance energy (100 or 60% of ME) to
D W, Sanson +5 more
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Adjusting weight for body condition score in Angus cows
Journal of Animal Science, 1992Weight, height, and body condition score data supplied by the American Angus Association were used to determine the effect of body condition score on cow weight and to compute condition score adjustment factors. Single records on 11,301 cows for weight and 7,769 cows for height were collected at or near weaning, at which time a subjective condition ...
S L, Northcutt +2 more
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Body condition scores in small animals
Veterinary Record, 2008SIR, — The article by [German and Morgan (2008)][1] on the use of body condition scoring (bcs) techniques in general practice was of special interest to veterinary staff at the pdsa who, like many other colleagues, see many overweight pets.
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A body condition scoring system for layer hens
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 1998Abstract The body condition of end‐of‐lay hens was scored into four categories by palpating the keel and breast muscles. They were then killed with an overdose of pentobarbitone and physically dissected into fat, muscle, and bone. As the condition score increased, empty body weight, fat weight, muscle weight, and fat % in the empty ...
N. G. Gregory, J. K. Robins
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Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows
2014Body condition scoring uses a numeric score to estimate body energy reserves in the cow. Research indicates that there is a strong link between the body condition of a cow and her reproductive performance.
Eversole, Dan Edward +3 more
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Body condition score in Croatian service dogs
Book of Abstracts of 10th International Congress Veterinary Science and Profession, 2023Service dogs are of great importance in today's society. Police dogs are used primarily for drugs, explosive or human detection and for attacks. Guide and therapy dogs are often assigned to people with physical, emotional, and mental disabilities. Croatian Guide Dog and Mobility Association trains dogs for the aforementioned users.
Brkljačić, Tihana +2 more
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skinny on body condition scoring dairy cattle
American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings, 2015Routinely recording the body condition score (BCS) of dairy cattle is a valuable tool for managers and consultants on the dairy. Using solid guidelines based on reputable resources, a consistent analysis may be made for the whole herd and create a data set which will show trends over time.
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The interpretation and analysis of subjective body condition scores
Animal Science, 1978ABSTRACTSubjective scoring data may be analysed by ranking methods, ANOVA methods or by inspection of the score distributions. These methods are discussed with particular reference to body condition scores of cows and ewes. A combination of ANOVA and ad hoc inspection was used to analyse data from trials carried out in 1976 to investigate the precision
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