Table 1.

Scoring criteria for body condition. If all criteria for a full score were not attained, a half score was awarded [19].

Body Condition Score	Description	Scoring Criteria
1	Very thin	Neck concave; pelvis hollow; shoulder point, spine, ribs, hooks, pins and tail-head are prominent.
2	Thin	Neck concave or straight; pelvis flat; shoulder point, spine, ribs, hooks, pins and tail-head are visible.
3	Medium	Neck straight; point of shoulder not clearly visible and joins the body smoothly; spine slightly visible at withers but smooth elsewhere; ribs not visible; pelvis well filled and slightly rounded; tail-head slightly visible, but well filled and joins the rump smoothly.
4	Fat	Neck slightly convex; some fat accumulation behind shoulder; slight ‘gutter’ along spine; some fat accumulation over ribs; pelvis well rounded or slightly ‘heart-shaped’; some fat accumulation over the tail-head.
5	Very fat	Neck distinctly convex; fat accumulation behind shoulder clearly visible; fat accumulation on either side of spine with a distinct ‘gutter’; fat accumulation clearly visible over ribs; pelvis distinctly rounded (clearly ‘heart-shaped’); fat accumulation clearly visible over the tail-head.