Table 5.
ABMs for the assessment of ‘Fatigue’ at arrival
ABMs | Description |
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Exhaustion | Conscious animals lying on the floor and not able to stand up (recumbency); reluctance to move if the animal is standing, but no signs of lameness such as repeated weight shifting or reluctance to bear weight. |
Tachypnoea | Excessive rate and depth of breathing, e.g. > 60 per minute (Reddy et al., 2019). |