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. 2024 Mar 27;20:122. doi: 10.1186/s12917-024-03947-7

Table 2.

Percentage of 500 respondents that mentioned different signs of pain including the six categories within the BRPS. Bold denotes the six BRPS (Bristol Rabbit Pain Scale) categories

Listed sign of pain Percentage of respondents mentioning Percentage reporting as the most important
Anorexia 83.6 47.4
Demeanour 62.4 20.8
Posture 63.4 12.6
 Huncheda 46.4
 Abdomen pressinga 13.0
Locomotion 44.4 3.8
 Lethargya 15.4
Change in behaviour 28.6
Ear position 13.4
Eye position 13.0 0.8
Decrease in grooming 6.2 0.2
Teeth grinding 35.0 4.8
Grimace scale 4.8 0.6
Noises 9.6 1.2
Faecal changes 19.8 1.2
Physiological 10.6
All 4.2
Other 1.2

adenotes terms from within the BRPS categories that were commonly mentioned by participants