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. 2023 Sep 22;102(12):103145. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103145

Table 3.

Average body condition scores.

Week of age Eye1
Nostril2
Feather cleanliness2
Feather quality1
Foot pad1
Control PC Control PC Control PC Control PC Control PC
1 0.060 ± 0.008 0.010 ± 0.008 0.058 ± 0.016 0.035 ± 0.12 0.024 ± 0.009 0.036 ± 0.028 0.011 ± 0.005 0.012 ± 0.005 0.187 ± 0.054 0.113 ± 0.030
2 0.005 ± 0.005 0.000 ± 0.000 0.140 ± 0.099 0.076 ± 0.047 0.005 ± 0.005 0.096 ± 0.041 0.013 ± 0.009 0.016 ± 0.007 0.214 ± 0.092 0.267 ± 0.050
3 0.000 ± 0.000 0.000 ± 0.000 0.124 ± 0.067 0.214 ± 0.125 0.097 ± 0.035 0.054 ± 0.024 0.106 ± 0.024 0.046 ± 0.016 0.034 ± 0.017 0.075 ± 0.057
4 0.000 ± 0.000 0.015 ± 0.009 0.100 ± 0.032 0.172 ± 0.061 0.185 ± 0.057 0.161 ± 0.060 0.413 ± 0.170 0.330 ± 0.140 0.068 ± 0.028 0.032 ± 0.025
5 0.044 ± 0.019 0.038 ± 0.011 0.118 ± 0.027 0.095 ± 0.020 0.265 ± 0.074 0.201 ± 0.059 0.668 ± 0.124 0.872 ± 0.170 0.194 ± 0.054 0.148 ± 0.041
1

0 to 2 scoring range, with higher numbers indicating poorer score.

2

0 to 1 scoring range, with higher numbers indicating poorer score.