Table 8.
Comparison of body condition and clinical severity scores during the study period
|
d 0 |
d 60 |
d 120 |
d 180 |
d 240 |
d 300 |
d 360 - d 420 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Score BCS* |
# of horses |
Score CSS |
# of horses |
# of horses/score |
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| BCS | CSS | BCS | CSS | BCS | CSS | BCS | CSS | BCS | CSS | BCS | CSS | ||||
|
1 |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
2 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
3 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
4 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
18 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
- |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
Maintained between 4–5 BCS |
|
|
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
|
6 |
- |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
8 |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
BCS: Body condition score; *for optimal performance polo horses are maintained at a level of 5; CSS: Clinical condition score.