Sentence examples for average body condition from inspiring English sources

The average body condition score (BCS) of the heifers was 5.3 ± 0.2 on a scale from 1 to 10 (where 1 = emaciated and 10 = obese).

Figure 2 Seasonal changes in average body condition scores of Boran (herd 1) and Nguni (herd 2) cows in different parities.

At this stage sheep were considered 'lean' (average body condition score of 2.4, scale of 1 = emaciated, 5 = obese) [58].

The effect is opposite to that of males, with females in above average body condition (although population average may be low) investing in daughters and those in below average body condition investing in sons [ 27].

Average body condition score according to Henneke et al. [ 31] (scale 1 9) were maintained around 5 for the whole study period.

Assessment of body condition (fat reserves) at slaughter showed that ten animals had average body condition, whilst three had poor body condition: two below average (one calf and one adult) and one emaciated (a yearling).

Dry pregnant cows that are at a normal to above-average body condition should be fed to maintain or slightly lose weight over their dry period.

Mean pup growth rate and mean body condition were computed over all pups at each site, and those means were averaged for each island.

Birds were, on average, lighter at the time of our experiment than when we calculated the body condition index equation (see Statistical Analysis); thus mean body condition indices were negative in our experiment (Fig. 1a).

Both cows were in fair body condition.

The average herd-level body condition score across farms was 2.9 (2.9–3), with 0.86% of the all cows scored having a body condition score <2.5.