Table 1.
Clinical scoring system for animal welfare assessment.
| Parameter | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| General state | ||
| Body weight∗ | Variation <5 % | 1 |
| Weight reduction 5–10 % | 5 | |
| Weight reduction 11–20 % | 10 | |
| Weight reduction >20 % | 20 | |
| Fur | Fur faulty (reduced body hygiene) | 1 |
| Fur lusterless and disheveled | 5 | |
| Fur dirty | 10 | |
| Stoma | Scruffy | 1 |
| Sticky or moist | 5 | |
| Eyes | Turbid | 5 |
| Behavior | ||
| Nutrition | Hypophagia | 5 |
| Fasting | 10 | |
| Activity | Limited motor function or hyperkinetic | 5 |
| Ducked posture, lethargy, coordination disorder | 10 | |
| Social behavior | Self-isolation | 5 |
| Missing fight-or-flight response | 10 | |
| Self-amputation (automutilation) | 20 | |
| Clinical results | ||
| Digestion | Diarrhea | 5 |
| Steatorrhea | 5 | |
| Pulse and respiration | Respiration and pulse ±30 % | 5 |
| Respiration and pulse ±50 % | 20 | |
| Vegetative symptoms | Shivering | 10 |
| Trial-specific indicators | Impaired wound healing | 5 |
| Anastomotic leakage | 20 | |
| Bleeding | 20 | |
| Edema, ascites or jaundice | 20 | |