The assessment of body condition in rabbits
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Body condition score (BCS) reflects the nutritional status and overall health of rabbits, serving as a key indicator of welfare. Poor BCS in females/does leads to reduced fertility, increased disease risk, metabolic disorders, and insufficient milk production, putting kits at risk of hunger, especially before weaning. Moreover, the BCS helps to assess whether the feeding programme meets growing rabbits’ nutritional needs, but also the management of groups and feeding places. The BCS can be assessed visually or by palpation in breeding and growing rabbits. This factsheet describes four methods for assessing BCS in rabbits.
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EURCAW-Poultry-SFA 2023-2024_WP2_D2.3_D11_FS_The assessment of body condition in rabbits.pdf
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