scholarly journals Fat mass compared to four body condition scoring systems in the Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus)

Zoo Biology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 424-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniella E. Chusyd ◽  
Janine L. Brown ◽  
Lilian Golzarri‐Arroyo ◽  
Stephanie L. Dickinson ◽  
Maria S. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Condition ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
Asian Elephant ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Body Condition Scoring

scholarly journals Relationships Among International Body Condition Scoring Systems

2004 ◽  
Vol 87 (9) ◽  
pp. 3076-3079 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.R. Roche ◽  
P.G. Dillon ◽  
C.R. Stockdale ◽  
L.H. Baumgard ◽  
M.J. VanBaale
Keyword(s):  
Body Condition ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
Body Condition Scoring ◽  
International Body

A prospective investigation of the prevalence and prognostic significance of weight loss and changes in body condition in feline cancer patients

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 411-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L Baez ◽  
Kathryn E. Michel ◽  
Karin Sorenmo ◽  
Frances S Shofer
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Survival Time ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Median Survival Time ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
Prospective Investigation

The objectives of this study were to prospectively identify and characterize weight loss and changes in body condition in feline cancer patients and to investigate the prognostic significance of these findings. Fifty-seven cats with neoplasia were evaluated. Body condition was assessed with a nine-point scoring system (BCS) and multiple sites were assessed for muscle and fat mass using four-point scoring systems. Feline cancer patients had a mean BCS of 4.4±2.1 kg (1=cachectic, 5=optimal, 9=obese). Fat mass was reduced in both sites assessed in 60% of the patients. Muscle mass was reduced at all three sites assessed in 91% of the patients. Feline cancer patients having a BCS <5 had a median survival time (MST) of 3.3 months compared to that of 16.7 months for cats with a BCS of ≥5 ( P=0.008).

Weigh and see—Body mass recordings versus body condition scoring in European zoo elephants ( Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus )

Zoo Biology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Schiffmann ◽  
Marcus Clauss ◽  
Stefan Hoby ◽  
Jean‐Michel Hatt
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Loxodonta Africana ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Body Condition Scoring

scholarly journals Assessing population structure and body condition to inform conservation strategies for a small isolated Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) population in southwest China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0248210
Author(s):  
Yakuan Sun ◽  
Ying Chen ◽  
Juan José Díaz-Sacco ◽  
Kun Shi
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Asian Elephant ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Elephant Population

The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) population in Nangunhe National Nature Reserve in China represents a unique evolutionary branch that has been isolated for more than twenty years from neighboring populations in Myanmar. The scarcity of information on population structure, sex ratio, and body condition makes it difficult to develop effective conservation measures for this elephant population. Twelve individuals were identified from 3,860 valid elephant images obtained from February to June 2018 (5,942 sampling effort nights) at 52 camera sites. Three adult females, three adult males, one subadult male, two juvenile females, two juvenile males and one male calf were identified. The ratio of adult females to adult males was 1:1, and the ratio of reproductive ability was 1:0.67, indicating the scarcity of reproductive females as an important limiting factor to population growth. A population density of 5.32 ± 1.56 elephants/100 km2 was estimated using Spatially Explicit Capture Recapture (SECR) models. The health condition of this elephant population was assessed using an 11-point scale of Body Condition Scoring (BCS). The average BCS was 5.75 (n = 12, range 2–9), with adult females scoring lower than adult males. This isolated population is extremely small and has an inverted pyramid age structure and therefore is at a high risk of extinction. We propose three plans to improve the survival of this population: improving the quality and quantity of food resources, removing fencing and establishing corridors between the east and wet parts of Nangunhe reserve.

DIET COMPOSITION, FOOD INTAKE, APPARENT DIGESTIBILITY, AND BODY CONDITION SCORE OF THE CAPTIVE ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS): A PILOT STUDY IN TWO COLLECTIONS IN THAILAND

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Romain ◽  
Taweepoke Angkawanish ◽  
Pitikarn Bampenpol ◽  
Pornsawan Pongsopawijit ◽  
Petthisak Sombatphuthorn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Diet Composition ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
Asian Elephant ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Apparent Digestibility ◽  
Condition Score

Comparison of two methods of assessing dairy cow body condition score

2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey M Bewley ◽  
Robert E Boyce ◽  
David J Roberts ◽  
Michael P Coffey ◽  
Michael M Schutz
Keyword(s):  
Body Condition ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Two Systems ◽  
Condition Score ◽  
Body Condition Scoring ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Body Condition Scores

Two body condition scoring systems were compared for assessing body condition of cows at the Scottish Agricultural College's Crichton Royal Farm. The weekly body condition scores (BCS) were collected for a period of 12 weeks (5 September–21 November). Scores were obtained using the primary systems utilized within the UK and USA. The USBCS were obtained by the same evaluator each week, while the UKBCS were obtained by two different evaluators alternating between weeks. Paired scores (n=2088) between the two systems within week were moderately correlated (r=0·75, P<0·0001). Regression equations to convert scores between the two systems were created using the GLM procedure of SAS (SAS Institute Inc., Cary NC, USA). The simple GLM models to convert from UK to US scores and US to UK scores were USBCS=1·182+0·816 * UKBCS (R2=0·56) and UKBCS=0·131+0·681 (R2=0·56), respectively. These equations may be used to interpret scores within the literature obtained using these two BCS systems, although they must be used with caution.

Body Condition Scoring bei Hunden

2017 ◽  
Vol 27.2 (02) ◽  
pp. 10-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Störk
Keyword(s):  
Body Condition ◽  
Body Condition Scoring

scholarly journals Relation of Automated Body Condition Scoring System and Inline Biomarkers (Milk Yield, β-Hydroxybutyrate, Lactate Dehydrogenase and Progesterone in Milk) with Cow’s Pregnancy Success

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1414
Author(s):  
Ramūnas Antanaitis ◽  
Vida Juozaitienė ◽  
Dovilė Malašauskienė ◽  
Mindaugas Televičius ◽  
Mingaudas Urbutis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
The Body ◽  
Time Analyzer ◽  
Condition Score ◽  
Pregnancy Status ◽  
Body Condition Scoring

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the relation of automatically determined body condition score (BCS) and inline biomarkers such as β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), milk yield (MY), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and progesterone (mP4) with the pregnancy success of cows. The cows (n = 281) had 2.1 ± 0.1. lactations on average, were 151.6 ± 0.06 days postpartum, and were once tested with “Easy scan” ultrasound (IMV imaging, Scotland) at 30–35 d post-insemination. According to their reproductive status, cows were grouped into two groups: non-pregnant (n = 194 or 69.0% of cows) and pregnant (n = 87 or 31.0% of cows). Data concerning their BCS, mP4, MY, BHB, and LDH were collected each day from the day of insemination for 7 days. The BCS was collected with body condition score camera (DeLaval Inc., Tumba, Sweden); mP4, MY, BHB, and LDH were collected with the fully automated real-time analyzer Herd Navigator™ (Lattec I/S, Hillerød, Denmark) in combination with a DeLaval milking robot (DeLaval Inc., Tumba, Sweden). Of all the biomarkers, three differences between groups were significant. The body condition score (BCS) of the pregnant cows was higher (+0.49 score), the milk yield (MY) was lower (−4.36 kg), and milk progesterone in pregnant cows was (+6.11 ng/mL) higher compared to the group of non-pregnant cows (p < 0.001). The pregnancy status of the cows was associated with their BCS assessment (p < 0.001). We estimated that cows with BCS > 3.2 were 22 times more likely to have reproductive success than cows with BCS ≤ 3.2.

scholarly journals Social structure and demography of a remnant Asian elephant Elephas maximus population and the implications for survival

Oryx ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Lauren J. Hale ◽  
Kun Shi ◽  
Tania C. Gilbert ◽  
Kelvin S.-H. Peh ◽  
Philip Riordan
Keyword(s):  
Social Structure ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Asian Elephant ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Effective Density ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressures ◽  
Sex Ratio Bias ◽  
Elephant Population

Abstract The Asian elephant Elephas maximus is at risk of extinction as a result of anthropogenic pressures, and remaining populations are often small and fragmented remnants, occupying a fraction of the species' former range. Once widely distributed across China, only a maximum of 245 elephants are estimated to survive across seven small populations. We assessed the Asian elephant population in Nangunhe National Nature Reserve in Lincang Prefecture, China, using camera traps during May–July 2017, to estimate the population size and structure of this genetically important population. Although detection probability was low (0.31), we estimated a total population size of c. 20 individuals, and an effective density of 0.39 elephants per km2. Social structure indicated a strong sex ratio bias towards females, with only one adult male detected within the population. Most of the elephants associated as one herd but three adult females remained separate from the herd throughout the trapping period. These results highlight the fragility of remnant elephant populations such as Nangunhe and we suggest options such as a managed metapopulation approach for their continued survival in China and more widely.

scholarly journals Comparison of a classical with a highly formularized body condition scoring system for dairy cattle

animal ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1971-1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Isensee ◽  
F. Leiber ◽  
A. Bieber ◽  
A. Spengler ◽  
S. Ivemeyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Body Condition Scoring
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