Horse Body Condition Score

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ANSC 301 - exam 4

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body condition score measures…

amount of body fat

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body condition score determines…

balance between energy intake and expenditure

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body condition score is a clue to…

overall health of animal

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what can body condition score impact?

breeding

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score 1 - poor

  • extreme emaciation

  • no fatty tissue can be felt

  • ribs projecting prominently

  • bone structure easily noticeable

  • hook and pins

<ul><li><p>extreme emaciation</p></li><li><p>no fatty tissue can be felt</p></li><li><p>ribs projecting prominently</p></li><li><p>bone structure easily noticeable</p></li><li><p>hook and pins</p></li></ul><p></p>
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what are hooks and pins?

hooks - bones that jut out to the side of a horse’s rump

pins - poke out the back of a horse’s rump

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score 2 - very thin

  • emaciated

  • ribs prominent

  • vertebrae prominent

  • faintly notice bone structure

<ul><li><p>emaciated</p></li><li><p>ribs prominent</p></li><li><p>vertebrae prominent</p></li><li><p>faintly notice bone structure</p></li></ul><p></p>
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score 3 - thin

  • thin layer of fat over ribs

  • ribs easily discernible

  • tailhead prominent

<ul><li><p>thin layer of fat over ribs</p></li><li><p>ribs easily discernible</p></li><li><p>tailhead prominent</p></li></ul><p></p>
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score 4 - moderately thin

  • faint outline of ribs

  • ridge along back (negative crease)

  • fat can be felt around tailhead

  • withers, shoulders, neck not obviously thin

<ul><li><p>faint outline of ribs</p></li><li><p>ridge along back (negative crease)</p></li><li><p>fat can be felt around tailhead</p></li><li><p>withers, shoulders, neck not obviously thin</p></li></ul><p></p>
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score 5 - moderate

  • back is level

  • ribs cannot be visually distinguished

  • fat around tailhead beginning to feel spongy

  • withers appear rounded

  • shoulders and neck blend smoothly into body

<ul><li><p>back is level</p></li><li><p>ribs cannot be visually distinguished </p></li><li><p>fat around tailhead beginning to feel spongy</p></li><li><p>withers appear rounded</p></li><li><p>shoulders and neck blend smoothly into body</p></li></ul><p></p>
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score 6 - moderate to fleshy

  • may have slight crease down back

  • fat over ribs feels soft and spongy

  • fat around tailhead feels soft

  • fat beginning to be deposited along sides of withers, behind shoulders and along sides of neck

<ul><li><p>may have slight crease down back </p></li><li><p>fat over ribs feels soft and spongy</p></li><li><p>fat around tailhead feels soft</p></li><li><p>fat beginning to be deposited along sides of withers, behind shoulders and along sides of neck</p></li></ul><p></p>
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score 7 - fleshy

  • crease down back

  • ribs can be felt with noticeable filling of fat between ribs

  • fat around tailhead is soft

  • fat deposited along withers, behind shoulders and along neck

<ul><li><p>crease down back</p></li><li><p>ribs can be felt with noticeable filling of fat between ribs</p></li><li><p>fat around tailhead is soft</p></li><li><p>fat deposited along withers, behind shoulders and along neck</p></li></ul><p></p>
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score 8 - fat

  • crease down back

  • difficult to feel ribs

  • fat around tailhead is soft

  • fat around withers and behind shoulder

  • noticeable thickening of neck

  • fat deposited along inner buttocks

<ul><li><p>crease down back</p></li><li><p>difficult to feel ribs</p></li><li><p>fat around tailhead is soft</p></li><li><p>fat around withers and behind shoulder</p></li><li><p>noticeable thickening of neck</p></li><li><p>fat deposited along inner buttocks</p></li></ul><p></p>
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score 9 - extremely fat

  • obvious crease down back

  • patchy fat appearing over ribs

  • bulging fat around tailhead, around withers, behind shoulders, and along neck

  • fat along inner buttocks

  • flank filled and flush

<ul><li><p>obvious crease down back </p></li><li><p>patchy fat appearing over ribs</p></li><li><p>bulging fat around tailhead, around withers, behind shoulders, and along neck</p></li><li><p>fat along inner buttocks</p></li><li><p>flank filled and flush</p></li></ul><p></p>
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evaluating (visually and touching) a horse:

  • palpate fat areas

  • avoid mistaking longer hair covering for fat areas

  • avoid being fooled by conformation differences

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what is the optimum body condition score for a broodmare?

5-7

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what is the optimum body condition score for a breeding stallion?

5-6

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what is the optimum body condition score for a performance horse?

4-6

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what is the optimum body condition score for an average horse?

5-6

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