Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.8-sec.65Condition score for bovine
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sch.8-sec.65 Condition score for bovine
A bovine that satisfies the descriptions mentioned in column 2 in the following table has the condition score mentioned opposite the descriptions in column 1. The entries for condition scores 1 and 5 in the table are included for information purposes only. Column 1 Column 2 Condition score Descriptions of bovine 1 the back bone is prominent the hips and shoulder bones are prominent the ribs are clearly visible the tail-head area is recessed the body outline is skeletal 2 the back bone is visible the hips and shoulder bones are visible the ribs are faintly visible the tail-head area is slightly recessed the body outline is skeletal 3 the hip bones are faintly visible the ribs are not visible the tail-head area is not recessed the body outline is almost smooth 4 the hip bones are not visible the ribs are well covered the tail-head area is slightly lumpy the body outline is well rounded 5 the hip bones show the deposition of fat the ribs are very well covered the tail-head area is very lumpy the body outline is bulging with fat (sch.8-sec.65-ssec.1) A bovine that satisfies the descriptions mentioned in column 2 in the following table has the condition score mentioned opposite the descriptions in column 1. (sch.8-sec.65-ssec.2) The entries for condition scores 1 and 5 in the table are included for information purposes only. Column 1 Column 2 Condition score Descriptions of bovine 1 the back bone is prominent the hips and shoulder bones are prominent the ribs are clearly visible the tail-head area is recessed the body outline is skeletal 2 the back bone is visible the hips and shoulder bones are visible the ribs are faintly visible the tail-head area is slightly recessed the body outline is skeletal 3 the hip bones are faintly visible the ribs are not visible the tail-head area is not recessed the body outline is almost smooth 4 the hip bones are not visible the ribs are well covered the tail-head area is slightly lumpy the body outline is well rounded 5 the hip bones show the deposition of fat the ribs are very well covered the tail-head area is very lumpy the body outline is bulging with fat