Transcription of Body Condition Scoring (BCS) Systems - AAHA
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body Condition Scoring (BCS) Systems 5 9 5 9. Point Point Description Point Point Description Dogs: Ribs, lumbar vertebrae, Dogs: Ribs palpable with slight excess fat covering. pelvic bones and all bony Waist is discernible viewed from above but is not prominences evident from 6/9 prominent. Abdominal tuck apparent. a distance. No discernible body fat. Obvious loss of Cats: Shared characteristics of BCS 5 and 7. muscle mass. 1/5 1/9 Dogs: Ribs palpable with Cats: Ribs visible on short- difficulty; heavy fat cover. haired cats; no palpable fat; Noticeable fat deposits severe abdominal tuck; lumbar over lumbar area and base vertebrae and wings of ilia of tail. Waist absent or obvious and easily palpable. barely visible. Abdominal tuck may be present. Dogs: Ribs, lumbar vertebrae and pelvic bones 4/5 7/9. easily visible. No palpable fat. Some evidence Cats: Ribs not easily of other bony prominence. minimal loss of palpable with moderate 2/9 fat covering; waist poorly muscle mass.
pad minimal. 5 Point 9 Point Description 3.5/5 6/9 Dogs: Ribs palpable with slight excess fat covering. Waist is discernible viewed from above but is not prominent. Abdominal tuck apparent. Cats: Shared characteristics of BCS 5 and 7. 4/5 7/9 Dogs: Ribs palpable with difficulty; heavy fat cover. Noticeable fat deposits over lumbar area and base ...
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