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Title: Body Condition Scoring: Post by: mikey on July 04, 2008, 11:33:32 AM Body Condition Scoring
Section: Stockmanship Standards Body Condition Scoring Body Condition Scoring Score Number Condition Description Shape of body 5 Overfat Hips and backbone heavily covered Bulbous 4 Fat Hips and backbone cannot be felt Tending to bulge 3.5 Good condition Hips and backbone only felt with difficulty Tube shape 3 Normal Hips and backbone only felt with firm palm pressure Tube shaped 2.5 Somewhat thin Hips and backbone felt without palm pressure Tube shaped but flat (slab) sides 2 Thin Hips and backbone noticeable and easily felt Ribs and spine can be felt 1 Emaciated Hips and backbone visible Bone structure apparent (ribs and backbone) Condition scores from left to right, 1: 2: 3: 4: 5 From: Managing Pig Health and the Treatment of Disease Back fat meter may be more useful. However, note condition score and back fat correlation differs between different breeds |