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Body Condition (1 of 5)
As a general rule, laboratory animals should be “fit not fat”.
With most animals, ribs and vertebrae should be palpable but well covered with muscle.
Ullman-Cullere and Foltz (1999) describe a technique for body condition scoring mice.
A scheme describing how to determine whether a farm animal’s body condition is satisfactory is published by Defra.
A canine body condition scoring scheme is published by Purina.
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