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Description of the macroscopic appearance of the individual arthritic paws of the animals and the clinical scores attributed to each paw
The severity of clinical symptoms was represented as the sum of the scores of all four limbs. The maximum score was therefore 20. A total score of ≥ 8 represented severe disease.