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Body Condition Score Charts
Beef Cow External Examination
Case No. Weight:g/kg
Animal No. Color:
Live / Deceased Estimated Age:
Veterinarian/Pathologist: Breed:
Technician: Sex:
Date: Stage of Production:
BCS:_____________________________________________
Canine External Examination
Case No.__________________________________________
Animal No._____________________________________
Live / Deceased
Vete ri na ria n/Pat hologist:________________________________
Technician:___________________________________________
Date:_________________________________________________
Weight:g/kg
Color:_______________________________________
Estimated Age:____________________________
Breed:____________________________________
Sex:_________________________________________
Microchip:________________________________
Chicken External Examination
Case No._______________
Animal No.____________
Live / Deceased
Veterinarian/Pathologist:
Technician:_____________
Date:__________________
Weight:______________
Color:__________________
Estimated Age:________
Species/Breed:________
Sex: M F link
BCS:__________________
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Dairy Cow External Examination
Case No.__
Animal No.______________________________________
Live / Deceased
Veterinarian/Pathologist:_______________________________
Technician:____________________________________________
Date:_________________________________________________
Weight:g/kg
Color:__
Estimated Age:__
Breed:__
Sex:__________________________________________________
Stage of Production:_____________________________
BCS:__
Donkey External Examination
Case No._________________________________________
Animal No.____________________________________
Live / Deceased
Veterinarian/Pathologist:_____________________________
Technician:__
Date:________________________________________________
Color:_______________________________________
Estimated Age:____________________________
Breed:___________________________________
Sex:_________________________________________
Equine External Examination
Case No.________________________________________
Animal No.______________________________________
Live / Deceased
Veterinarian/Pathologist:______________________________
Technician:____________________________________________
Date:______________________________________________
Weight:g/kg
Color:_____________________________________________
Estimated Age:__
Breed:________________________________________
Sex:______________________________________________
Tattoo:________________________________________
Microchip:_____________________________________
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Feline External Examination
Case No._________________________________________
Animal No.____________________________________
Live / Deceased
Veterinarian/Pathologist:_____________________________
Technician:__________________________________________
Date:________________________________________________
Weight:g/kg
Color:_____________________________________
Estimated Age:___________________________
Breed:__________________________________
Sex:________________________________________
Goat External Examination
Case No.________________________________________
Animal No.___________________________________
Live / Deceased
Veterinarian/Pathologist:___________________________
Technician:__
Date:______________________________________________
Weight:g/kg
Color:____________________________________________
Estimated Age:________________________________
Breed:________________________________________
Sex:_________________________________________________
Stage of Production:_____________________________
BCS:_____________________________________________
Tag/Tattoo:__
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Body Condition of Goat |
Score |
Dorsal Spines of Backbone |
Ribs |
Short Ribs |
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1 Very Thin |
Sharp, easy to see and feel |
Easy to feel. Can feel under |
No covering |
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2 Thin |
Easy to feel, but smooth |
Smooth, slightly rounded. Felt with slight pressure |
Smooth cover |
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3 Ideal |
Smooth covering |
Felt with slight pressure |
Even fat cover |
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4 Fat |
Palpable only with pressure |
Cannot feel ribs, barely palpable indent between ribs |
Thick fat |
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5 Obese |
Not palpable |
Cannot feel ribs or indent between ribs |
Very thick fat |
Goose External Examination
Case No._______________________________________
Animal No._____________________________________
Live / Deceased
Veterinarian/Pathologist:__________________________
Technician:_______________________________________
Date:_____________________________________________
Weight:g/kg
Color:__
Estimated Age:______________________________
Species/Breed:______________________________
Sex: M F Unk
BCS:___________________________________________
Case No.
Case No.________________________________
Llama External Examination
Case No._______________________________________
Animal No.____________________________________
Live / Deceased
Veterinarian/Pathologist:__________________________
Technician:_______________________________________
Date:_____________________________________________
Weight:g/kg
Color:___________________________________________
Estimated Age:______________________________
Breed:___________________________________________
Sex:______________________________________________
Microchip:_____________________________________
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Body Condition of Camelid |
Score |
Dorsal Spines of Backbone |
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1 Emaciated |
Steep angle from spine to ribs curves inward Ribs and rib spaces easily felt Minimal muscle and no fat |
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2 Thin |
Slope from spine to ribs >45 degrees Ribs easily felt |
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3 Ideal |
Slope from spine to ribs >45 degrees Ribs palpable with slight pressure |
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4 Overweight |
Slope from spine to ribs convex Ribs palpable with firm pressure |
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5 Obese |
Broad, flat, or concave along spine Ribs not palpable |
Pig External Examination
Case No.________________________________________
Animal No.___________________________________
Live / Deceased
Veterinarian/Pathologist:___________________________
Technician:________________________________________
Date:______________________________________________
Weight:g/kg
Color:____________________________________________
Estimated Age:______________________________
Breed:_____________________________________
Sex:___________________________________________
Stage of Production:___________________________
BCS:___________________________________________
Body Condition Scoring
- 1 = Emaciated: hips, spine visible to the eye
- 2 = Thin: hips, spine easily felt with no pressure
- 3 = Ideal: hips, spine felt with firm pressure
- 4 = Fat: hips, spine cannot be felt with the palm
- 5 = Obese: hips, spine cannot be felt even by pressing down with a single finger
Sheep External Examination
Case No._______________________________________
Animal No._____________________________________
Live / Deceased Veterinarian/Pathologist:___________________________
Technician:________________________________________
Date:_____________________________________________
Weight:g/kg
Color:____________________________________________
Estimated Age:__
Breed:_________________________________________
Sex:_______________________________________________
Stage of Production:____________________________
BCS:___________________________________________
Tag/Tattoo:____________________________________
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Body Condition of Sheep |
Score |
Dorsal Spines of Backbone |
Short Ribs |
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1 Very Thin |
Sharp, spaces between, easily felt |
Square ends and spaces easily felt |
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2 Thin |
Covered, but palpable |
Ends cover, spaces between palpable, fingers pass underneath |
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3 Ideal |
Palpable with covering |
Ends palpable, fingers do not pass underneath |
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4 Fat |
Back rounded. Dorsal spines felt only with firm pressure |
Feels like the side of the palm of the hand |
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5 Obese |
Difficult or impossible to palpate |
Not palpable; fat over tailhead |
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Bovine
Bos taurus: https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/400/400-795/400-795_pdf.pdf, https://beef.unl.edu/a-practical-guide-to-body-condition-scoring
Eversole DE, Browne MF, Hall JB, Dietz RE. 2009. Body Conditioning Beef Cows. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Cooperative Extension, 400-795.
Bos indicus: https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNAAV664.pdf, http://www.fao.org/Wairdocs/ ILRI/x5496E/x5496e01.htm#TopOfPage, https://beef.unl.edu/a-practical-guide-to-body-con dition-scoring
Dairy Breeds: https://www.uaex.edu/publications/pdf/FSA-4008.pdf, http://extensionpublications. unl.edu/assets/pdf/gl583.pdf, https://assurance.redtractor.org.uk/contentfiles/Farmers-5476. pdf?_=635912156462522175, http://people.vetmed.wsu.edu/jmgay/courses/documents/363engl. pdf, https://dairy.ahdb.org.uk/resources-library/technical-information/health-welfare/body-condition-scoring/#.WypxxlUnal s, https://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu/programs/NYSCHAP/docs/ Rumensin_Heifer_BCS_Guide.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ian_Lean/publication/312456989_A_body_condition_ scoring_chart_for_Holstein_dairy_cows/links/58a6cceda6fdcc0e0788c47a/A-body-condition-scoring-chart-for-Holstein-dairy-cows.pdf
Camelids
Alpaca: https://nagonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/AlpacaBCS.jpg
Alpaca and llama: https://nagonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Camelids-Penn-State-2009.pdf
Camel: https://nagonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Camel-BCS.pdf, https://nagonline.net/ wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Faye-et-al.-2001-Body-condition-score-in-dromedary-camel-A-tool-fo.pdf
Equine
Light horses: https://www.purinamills.com/horse-feed/education/detail/body-condition-scoring-your-horse, https://ker.com/published/body-condition-score-chart/, http://animal.ifas.ufl.edu/ youth/horse/documents/BCS/Body%20Condition%20Score_Fluke.pdf, https://wwwl.agric.gov. ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex9622/SFILE/bcs-horse.pdf, https://www.aht.org.uk/ skins/Default/pdfs/cal_bcs.pdf, www.bhs.org.uk/~/media/bhs/files/pdf-documents/condition-scoring-leaflet.ashx, https://www.baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk/body-condition-scoring, http://www. vetfolio.com/husbandry/equine-body-condition-scoring
Donkey: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2007/!0/16091227/4, http://www.nfacc.ca/pdfs/codes/ equine_code_of_practice.pdf
Goats, Dairy: https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/ll/adga-dairy-goat-body-condition-scoring. pdf, http://articles.extension.org/pages/21636/goat-body-condition-score-introduction
Meat Breeds
https://extension.psu.edu/courses/meat-goat/reproduction/body-condition-scoring/body-condit ion-scoring-table, http://www.sa-boergoats.com/asp/4H/Goat-Facts/Body-
Condition-Meat-Goats, asp, https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/monitoring-the-body-condition-of-meat-goats-a-key-to-successful-management, https://www.researchgate.net/ publication/264889567_Body_Condition_Scores_in_Goats
Poultry
Chickens: Layers: https://nagonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Layer-Chicken-BCS.jpg
Chickens: Broilers: https://assurance.redtractor.org.uk/contentfiles/Farmers-5616.pdf
Ducks: RSPCA standard: https://science.rspca.org.uk/sciencegroup/farmanimals/standards/ducks
Goose: https://nagonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Owen_1981_JWildlManag_ conditionindexgeese.pdfn
Sheep
https://www.uaex.edu/publications/pdf/FSA-9610.pdf, https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/management-reproduction/condition-scoring-sheep, https://wwwl.agric.gov.ab.ca/Sdepartment/deptdocs. nsf/all/agdex9622/$FILE/bcs-sheep.pdf, https://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp-content/ uploads/2013/0 6Zbrp_l_Sheep_BCS_190713.pdf, https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/ downloads/9p290956v, http://www.ablamb.ca/images/documents/resources/health/Ewe-body-condition-scoring-handbook.pdf, https://beeflambnz.com/knowledge-hub/module/ body-condition-scoring-sheep#block-1339
Swine
Farm (meat) Pigs: http://www.thepigsite.com/stockstds/23/body-condition-scoring/, https://extension. psu.edu/courses/swine/reproduction/body-condition-scoring, https://research.unc.edu/ files/2012/11/Body-Condition-Scoring-Swine.pdf, http://www.cpc-ccp.com/uploads/userfiles/ files/ACA-Appendix-10 .pdf
Pet Pigs: http://www.petpigeducation.com/body-condition.html, https://www.minipiginfo.com/ mini-pig-body-scoring.html, http://www.carrsconsulting.com/thepig/petpig/petpignotes/ weightproblems. htm
