body condition
Morphometrics and Body Condition Index of Eurasian Collared Dove and Mourning Dove in Durango, Mexico
... as body size, may be related to survival [8], and also to beha- vior, ecology and physiology [9] ...and body condition index (BCI) for both species through the annual ...
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Body condition scoring in relationship to the health status of sheep in Samaru, Zaria Nigeria
... the body condition. On welfare concerns, body condition scores in sheep have been identified to be one of the variables that affect the welfare of sheep in the ...from body measurements ...
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Body condition is negatively associated with infection with Syngamus trachea in the ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
... Body condition is negatively associated with infection with Syngamus trachea in the ring- necked pheasant (phasianus colchicus).. by Gethings, O.J., Sage, R.B., Morgan, E.R.[r] ...
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Body condition evaluation, external biometrics measurements and morphology of digestive tube of red cowled cardinals
... evaluating body condition, external biometrics and morphological analysis of the DT of ...unfavorable body condition and loss of feathers and that the body conditions study of animals ...
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Tactics to Stay Alive: Predation Risk Alters Body Condition and Escape Behaviour
... in body condition, as cowbirds gained body mass, through gains in fat (Fig 1), and increased their pectoral muscle ...our body mass manipulation demonstrated that no amount of mass loss ...
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Heart rate as an indicator of oxygen consumption: influence of body condition in the king penguin
... sex, body condition (i.e. body fat stores) and/or inactivity might have on the relationship between heart rate and rate of oxygen ...which body condition can affect the use of heart ...
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Placement period of artificial retreats affects the number and demographic composition but not the body condition of skinks
... Lettink and Cree (2007) propose that artificial retreats could artificially boost localised populations via subtle effects on population parameters (e.g. survival and recruitment). Although this study was not designed to ...
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Best in show but not best shape: a photographic assessment of show dog body condition
... In the current study, we have assessed the body condition of show dogs using online.. Approximately 26% of the show dogs examined were overweight, which is.[r] ...
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TRAFFIC NOISE DECREASES BODY CONDITION AND STOPOVER EFFICIENCY OF MIGRATING SONGBIRDS
... Though at first glance it seems difficult to explain these varied responses, a few dynamics might be at play. First, variation in species’ behavior likely affects the “choice” to stay in the noise or leave; i.e., the ...
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Sow body condition at weaning and reproduction performance in organic piglet production
... and body condition at weaning in the current study where 90% of all sows had lactation lengths between 44 and 69 ...further body reserves if the weaning age increases from seven to ...
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Supplementing five-point body condition score with body fat percentage increases the sensitivity for assessing overweight status of small to medium sized dogs
... five-point body condition scoring (BCS) is widely used by veterinarians and clinicians to assess adiposity in dogs in ...assessing body fat percentage using simple morphometric measurements and ...
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Body mass as an estimate of female body condition in a hibernating small mammal
... of body condition, it should explain a high proportion of the variation in fat storage, prefer- ably across multiple stages of the circannual ...from condition in dex validation because of the ...
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Automatic body condition scoring system for dairy cows based on depth-image analysis
... Abstract: Body condition score (BCS) is an important management tool in the modern dairy industry, and one of the basic techniques for animal welfare and precision dairy ...automatic body ...
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Behavioural patterns and body condition score in relation to different rearing systems on sangamneri goats
... average body condition score of Sangamneri goat under stall fed with concentrate supplementation feeding system was ...for body condition score of Sangamneri goats under different rearing ...
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Relationships among body condition score, milk yield and reproduction in Czech Fleckvieh cows
... In their study, reproductive performance was found to be significantly affected by BCS and its changes during lactation. Buckley et al. (2003) recorded only the effect of a very low nadir BCS ( < 2.5) on the ...
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Body Condition and Survival of Vagrant Long-billed Murrelets, Brachyramphus perdix , in North America
... the condition of specimens, or information on habitat, weather conditions, and behaviour at the time of ...on body condition and prey of Long-billed Murrelets: ...
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Non intrusive automated measurement of dairy cow body condition using 3D video
... Regular scoring of a dairy herd in terms of various physical metrics such as Body Condition Score (BCS), mobility and weight are essential for maintaining high animal welfare. This paper presents ...
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Insects for breakfast and whales for dinner: the diet and body condition of dingoes on Fraser Island (K’gari)
... physical condition. To our knowledge, our sample sizes of body weights (N = 455), body condition scores (N = 503) and fat reserves (N = 134) are the largest of any dingo population in ...and ...
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Effect of bulls' breed, age and body condition score on quantitative and qualitative traits of their semen
... The observations were made in a bull housing facility and laboratory at a single AI center, where 16 H and 15 F bulls were selected for monitoring. The bulls were fed an identical daily ration: hay (10 kg), straw (5 kg), ...
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Effects of microplastic exposure on the body condition and behaviour of planktivorous reef fish (Acanthochromis polyacanthus)
... The effect of a pollutant on the base of the food web can have knock-on effects for trophic structure and ecosystem functioning. In this study we assess the effect of microplastic expo- sure on juveniles of a ...
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