Body Condition Scoring (BCS) - Edubirdie

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The University of Tennessee at Martin
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PHCY 1213 | Pharmacy Law I
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2024
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Nicho H.

Body Condition Scoring(BCS) The McGill University Animal Handling Committee (UACC) recommends the use of Body Condition Assessment (BCS) to assess animal clinical endpoints. BCS is a fast, non-invasive and effective assessment in assessing an animal's physical condition. In many cases, BCS is a better clinical endpoint than body weight. Using body weight alone cannot differentiate between body fat or muscle stores. An animal's underweight can be masked by abnormal conditions (e.g. tumor growth, ascetic fluid accumulation, and organ enlargement) or normal conditions (e.g. pregnancy). Apart from that, if an animal has lost more than 20% of its body weight but based on the BCS assessment its condition is still rated at 3 (BCS 3), then it may not need to be euthanized immediately. Therefore,BCS is a more comprehensive and accurate marker of animal health than weight loss. A BCS value of less than 2 would usually be considered a clinical endpoint. Other clinical endpoints may also be reported such as decreased exploratory behavior, reluctance to move (decreased locomotion/mobility), hunched posture, piloerection (hair standing up), moderate to severe dehydration (sunken eyes, lethargy), unrelenting pain (e.g. vocalization distress ). Experimental Principles Measuring the health of mice by feeling the sacroiliac bone (the bone between the spine and the pubic bone) using a finger and matching it with the BSC value Tool 1. Gloves 2. Mouse Cage 3. Personal protective equipment Material 1.–Animals used The animals used were male mice, local strains with a body weight of 20 g - 30 g aged between 6 - 8 weeks. Practical Procedures 1. Prepare 5 mice 2. Place one mouse on a cage made of wire 3. Leave the mice at rest 4. Observe the condition of the mouse's spine down to the bones near the genitals (buttocks). 5. Slowly touch (touch) the spine down to the buttocks 6. Record the results of observations and touch and repeat for the other 4 mice.

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