Topic:Body Condition Score

Body Condition Score (BCS) is a numerical system used to assess the amount of fat on a horse's body. It provides an estimate of a horse's overall body fat and is used to evaluate nutritional status and health. The BCS system typically ranges from 1 to 9, with 1 indicating an extremely emaciated horse and 9 representing an extremely obese horse. This scoring method involves a visual and tactile assessment of specific areas on the horse, such as the neck, withers, ribs, and tailhead. Accurate BCS evaluation helps in the management of feeding programs and in identifying potential health issues related to undernutrition or overnutrition. This page compiles peer-reviewed research studies and scholarly articles that explore the methodology, application, and implications of Body Condition Scoring in equine management and health assessment.

Factors affecting measurement of horses and ponies.

The Veterinary record May 19, 1984 Volume 114, Issue 20 485 doi: 10.1136/vr.114.20.485

No abstract available

Equine veterinary journal October 1, 1983 Volume 15, Issue 4 371-372 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1983.tb01826.x

Henneke DR, Potter GD, Kreider JL, Yeates BF.No abstract available

American journal of veterinary research June 1, 1983 Volume 44, Issue 6 964-968

Carlson GP, Rumbaugh GE.No abstract available

Journal of animal science January 1, 1983 Volume 56, Issue 1 91-95 doi: 10.2527/jas1983.56191x

Anderson CE, Potter GD, Kreider JL, Courtney CC.No abstract available

Veterinary medicine, small animal clinician : VM, SAC February 1, 1981 Volume 76, Issue 2 225-230

Coffman J.No abstract available

The British veterinary journal March 1, 1980 Volume 136, Issue 2 116-121 doi: 10.1016/s0007-1935(17)32333-3

Ellis RN, Lawrence TL.No abstract available

Zentralblatt fur Veterinarmedizin. Reihe A January 1, 1980 Volume 27, Issue 6 517-519

Henríquez OM, Deppe RF, Cortés SL.No abstract available

The Veterinary clinics of North America. Large animal practice November 1, 1979 Volume 1, Issue 2 237-249 doi: 10.1016/s0196-9846(17)30182-9

Coffman JR, Hammond LS.No abstract available

The British veterinary journal July 1, 1979 Volume 135, Issue 4 331-337 doi: 10.1016/s0007-1935(17)32835-x

Ellis RN, Lawrence TL.No abstract available

Equine veterinary journal October 1, 1978 Volume 10, Issue 4 260-266 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1978.tb02277.x

Owen JM, McCullagh KG, Crook DH, Hinton M.No abstract available

The British veterinary journal July 1, 1978 Volume 134, Issue 4 321-332

Ellis RN, Lawrence TL.No abstract available

The British veterinary journal July 1, 1978 Volume 134, Issue 4 333-341 doi: 10.1016/s0007-1935(17)33435-8

Ellis RN, Lawrence TL.In two separate experiments food intakes and heart rates were monitored in New Forest and Welsh filly foals maintained at constant weight (by energy restriction) or allowed to grow normally for 180 (New Forest) or 147 (Welsh) days. Subsequent to these periods voluntary food intakes from feeding the same diet for 107 days (New Forest ponies) and herbage dry matter intakes from allowing free access to pasture for 42 days (Welsh ponies) were recorded. In the ponies maintained at constant live-weight food intakes and heart rates declined to reach and remain at new low levels. Herbage dry matter co...

Journal of animal science June 1, 1978 Volume 46, Issue 6 1666-1672 doi: 10.2527/jas1978.4661666x

Burke DJ, Albert WW.No abstract available

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Nutritional problems in horses.

Modern veterinary practice May 1, 1978 Volume 59, Issue 5 395-396

No abstract available

Journal of animal science April 1, 1977 Volume 44, Issue 4 585-589 doi: 10.2527/jas1977.444585x

Barth KM, Williams JW, Brown DG.No abstract available

Zentralblatt fur Veterinarmedizin. Reihe A August 1, 1975 Volume 22, Issue 6 445-462 doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1975.tb01452.x

Bengtsson SG.No abstract available

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association March 1, 1975 Volume 46, Issue 1 29-37

Van der Merwe JA.The revised NRC's Nutrient Requirements of Horses is changing the outlook on equine nutrition, dominated for so long by the traditional belief in oats. This has lead to the need for properly balanced diets, in the compounding of which dietary cubes offer the distinct advantage of providing a standardized diet of constant quality in keeping with modern knowledge. Additional factors are: longer storage, freedom from dust, palatability, refractoriness to mould infection, and facilitation of routine feeding. Cube size and hardness are important considerations for the manufacturer. Horses appear to...