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. 2021 Nov 8;19(11):e06882. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6882

Table 5.

ABMs for the assessment of ‘Fatigue’ at arrival

ABMs Description
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).