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Assessing the Health and
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Basic Assessment
of Animal
Health and Welfare _________________

Title
Introduction
Contents
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Body Condition
Body Shape
Posture
Fur & Feathers
Facial Expression
Skin
Mucous Membranes
Eyes
Ears
Nose
Mouth
Tail
Perineum
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Glossary
References
• • •
Acknowledgements

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Posture (2 of 4)

The hunched posture of this guinea pig suggests ill health.

Other physical signs of poor health and welfare for this animal include a ruffled fur coat. The animal also has diarrhoea.

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