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. 2020 Oct 14;15(10):e0239622. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239622

Table 3. Final validated Unesp-Botucatu sheep acute composite pain scale (USAPS).

Item Subitem (descriptors) Score Links to videos
Interaction Active, attentive to the environment, interacts and/or follows other animals 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fOJWD-uNbg&t=9s
Apathetic: may remain close to other animals, but interacts little 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEyMC_VIMpk
Very apathetic: isolated or not interacting with other animals, not interested in the environment 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NsthhKoEP4
Locomotion Moves about freely, without altered locomotion; when stopped, the pelvic limbs are parallel to the thoracic limbs 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Hw2Ibqbyk
Moves about with restriction and/or short steps and/or pauses and/or lameness; when stopped, the thoracic or pelvic limbs may be more open and further back than normal 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8FxBj-yQhw
Difficulty and/or reluctant to get up and/or not moving and/or walking abnormally and/or limping; may lean against a surface 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPdT9VMJTi0
Head Position Head above the withers or eating 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8mi15I1dr8
Head at the height of the withers 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xSUmoXaiZY
Head below the withers (except when eating) 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRxpWSTsqpw
Posture Arched back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gloa-38gTW8
Extends the head and neck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNh_aFePKAE
Lying down with head resting on the ground or close to the ground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT6BJzhZO9E
Moves the tail quickly (except when breastfeeding) and repeatedly and/or keeps the tail straight (except to defecate/urinate) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91RbQMsa8Mg
Absence of these behaviours 0
Presence of one of the related behaviours 1
Presence of two or more of the related behaviours 2
Activity Moves normally 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDx9FesiA2M
Restless, moves more than normal or lies down and gets up frequently 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MjccV2yV74
Moves less frequently or only when stimulated using a stick or does not move 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvLDBJo93jo
Appetite Normorexia and/or rumination present 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no1VeiFglUE
Hyporexia 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIEY1UkqQ-k
Anorexia 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV40N-OHuNI